Edited Book Call for Chapter Proposals: Challenges Associated with Cross-Cultural and At-Risk Student Engagement; Due 2/28/16

Edited Book Call for Chapter Proposals: Challenges Associated with
Cross-Cultural and At-Risk Student Engagement; Due 2/28/16

Visit http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/2045
to propose a chapter

Challenges Associated with Cross-Cultural and At-Risk Student Engagement

Editors
Dr. Richard K. Gordon, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Dr. Cynthia J. McDermott, Antioch University
Taichi Akutsu, Shujitsu University,Education Department
Dr. Jose Lalas, Redlands University

Call for Chapters
Proposals Submission Deadline: February 28, 2016
Full Chapters Due: June 1, 2016
Submission Date: August 30, 2016

Introduction
Worldwide, teachers’ abilities to engage students in meaningful
teaching and learning experiences is becoming increasingly complex due
to: a) national educational policies emphasizing high stakes
assessment of student learning, and b) practical application of
educational research and theory especially in the investigative areas
of cross-cultural / intercultural and multicultural education.
Teaching in high stakes school systems has been empirically associated
with direct instruction, student apathy, a narrowed curriculum, stress
experienced by teachers and students and a lack of emphasis on social,
emotional and physical goals. A need to provide practitioners with
student engagement strategies in challenging instructional
environments is becoming increasingly important.

Objective
The editors are seeking papers describing teacher daily work and the
academic and social successes achieved with their students in
challenging teaching and learning environments. We are interested in
papers that reflect practical strategies teachers use to navigate
multiple social and knowledge networks during a typical school
day/year. Papers emphasizing educational theory into educational
practice within the daily practice of teaching and learning are also
welcome for submission. Selected papers will provide teacher
practitioners, administrators, parents and others with strategic
approaches leading to student social and academic success in high
stakes assessment environments.

Target Audience
The book is useful to professors in schools of education, school
superintendents responsible for professional development and global
education researchers, teachers, educational policy makers,
instructional designers, curriculum developers, and for use in teacher
professional development activities. Material presented in the book
will be useful for readers in conceptualizing and integrating teaching
and learning activities for students in challenging educational
environments.

Recommended Topics
Teacher Professional Development, Critical Pedagogy, Student
Engagement, Classroom Teacher Narratives, Educational Administration
and Student Achievement, Teaching and Global Assessments (TIMSS,
PISA), Flow in teaching and learning, Language development, Literacy,
Teaching and Learning in a specific content area (e.g. music),
Curriculum Design, Student Voices

Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before
February 28, 2016, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly
explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter.
Authors will be notified by June 1, 2016, about the status of their
proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to
be submitted by August 30, 2016, and all interested authors must
consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at
http://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/
prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a
double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve
as reviewers for this project.
Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts
submitted to this book publication, Trust in Knowledge Management and
Systems in Organizations. All manuscripts are accepted based on a
double-blind peer review editorial process.
All proposals should be submitted through the E-Editorial DiscoveryTM
online submission manager.

Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea
Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference"
(formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science
Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science
Reference" imprints. For additional information regarding the
publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is
anticipated to be released in 2016.

Inquiries
Richard Gordon
rgordon@csudh.edu