Call for Manuscripts for Themed Issue, The Educational Forum is seeking articles for its Fall 2017 themed issue, “Strength and Hope in Urban Education: The Bridge Between Community and Classroom.”

 Call for Manuscripts for Themed Issue 

Volume 81, No. 4 – Fall 2017

Strength and Hope in Urban Education: The Bridge Between Community and Classroom 

The Educational Forum is seeking articles for its Fall 2017 themed issue, “Strength and Hope in Urban Education: The Bridge Between Community and Classroom.” 

Much discourse on urban education highlights disparities and assumes deficits. In fact, the term urban education often brings to mind problems rather than possibilities. This themed issue seeks to explore the counternarratives that question and challenge these stereotypes of urban education. There are many classrooms and schools where teachers, students, administrators, parents, and community members are collectively creating innovative educational experiences within the P–12 urban sector. Specifically, the focus of this issue is to explore the connection between classroom learning and the urban community. 

Articles may consider the following questions about innovations that bridge the community and classroom: 

● What systemic transformations can happen in the classroom involving community partnerships? 

● How are teachers and out-of-school educators capitalizing on the rich resources available in urban communities? 

● How are stakeholders (e.g., community members, students, teachers, and/or parents) sharing power and agency to continually strengthen the community? 

● What kinds of transformative teaching practices are successful in historically underperforming contexts? 

These questions suggest topic areas but are not exhaustive. We encourage submissions not only from scholars and researchers, but also from students, teachers, and community members. 

Submissions should not exceed 7,000 words, including all references and back matter to the article. We seek previously unpublished thematic essays or empirical research. For full instructions, please visit: 

http://www.kdp.org/publications/theeducationalforum/authorguidelines.php 

Submission deadline: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 

Submissions must be made at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/utef 

Please include the code 814 at the beginning of your manuscript title. 

For more information, please contact either of the issue coeditors: 

Dr. Tabitha Dell’Angelo (dellange@tcnj.edu) or Dr. Lynnette Mawhinney (mawhinnL@tcnj.edu)