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Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review: Audiences and Articles
Policy and Practice is a biannual online journal published by the Centre for Global Education. It aims to facilitate reflection and discourse on global education practice in Ireland and to enhance communication and strengthen capacity in the global education sector. The journal intends to celebrate and promote good practice in global education and to inform the work of practitioners in the formal and non-formal education sector.
The journal features in-depth contributions on aspects of global education practice such as methodologies, monitoring and evaluation, resources and training, enhancing organisational capacity, strategic interventions in education and sectoral practice.
Each issue has a theme which will be addressed by four to six main articles (Focus section). There are also a variety of regular sections in each journal, including shorter articles (Perspectives), discussion features (Viewpoints), and resource reviews (Reviews). In addition to the regular calls for contributors, we invite articles on any topic relating to development education. We ask that you submit a précis of the proposed article to the Editor and it will be given due consideration for publication in a relevant issue.
Focus articles
Thematic articles should examine the key debates and issues relating to the main topic. They should provide critical analysis of the topic they address. As these articles will be peer-reviewed, these articles should be of a good standard of English with a well-structured argument and demonstrate a clear understanding of the key issues under discussion. The article should be between 2,500 and 5,000 words including references.
After being read and assessed by the editor all Focus articles will be reviewed for approval for submission to the journal. Your article will be read two appointed readers who will make one of four recommendations:
- To publish the article without amendment;
- To publish the article with amendments that will be outlined to the author(s);
- To publish the article in an alternative format such as Perspectives or Viewpoint; or
- Not to publish the article.
You will be advised of the reviewers’ recommendations and amendments will be requested from you if required. The reviewers’ recommendations are final.
Perspectives articles
Perspective articles may or may not relate to the main theme of the journal. They may include discussion of good practice, challenge or expand on arguments from previous issues, examine differing theories about a topic, or highlight a topical or current issue in development education policy and practice such as funding or research. The article should be between 1,500 and 2,500 words including references.
Viewpoint articles
This section enables us to examine and debate an issue in global education policy and practice from a personal perspective. This can involve two practitioners debating the same topic or one practitioner offering a critical and perhaps provocative opinion on a topical issue. Direct dialogue between two people on a pre-determined topic will involve one person supporting a specific point of view, the other challenging it. Viewpoint articles should be between 800 and 1600 words including any references.
Resource review articles
A personal opinion on the material being reviewed is welcome, especially in regard to how the material would influence and reflect on areas of good practice and research. We cover many different types of resources in this section, so please feel to consider some of the following points that are relevant to the resource being reviewed:
- What/who is the resource?
- Who is the resource aimed at?
- Is the content of the resource accessible to the intended reader/user?
- What are the objectives of the resource?
- How well does it fulfill these objectives?
- Would you recommend the resource? For whom? Why or why not?
- Does the layout and presentation enhance the resource?
- Would this resource help someone on a practical level? How?
- How relevant is this resource to the readers of this Journal?
- How does the organisation/group engage with the concept of development education and what can be learnt from them?
It is also useful to readers if the review takes into account the context in which the resource was produced (for example, a resource produced overseas or with a limited budget). The article should be 750 words maximum in length.
Spelling
It is preferred that all submissions should follow UK spelling and usage (for example organisation not organization, centre not center) except in the case of proper nouns where possible.
Acronyms and Abbreviations
If an organisation etc. is known by an acronym, for the first occurrence quote the full name followed by the acronym in brackets. For example, Irish Aid (IA). Please do not use full stops in acronyms, e.g. UK not U.K., USA not U.S.A.
Illustrations
Please submit any illustrations and tables etc. on separate pages. Please label all illustrations clearly and indicate their proposed position in the text on both the paper and electronic copies. Bear in mind that illustrations will take up space and you may need to adjust the word count of your article accordingly. Pictures must be sent as separate JPG files. Please credit all photos and use local photographers where possible.
References and Bibliography
Please use the Harvard referencing system. In-text references are to be inserted within article text as follows: (Briggs, 1995:24).
The bibliographical list of all works referred to in the text is to follow the main text in alphabetical order using the following format:
Books
Robson, P (2001) State Politics, Routledge, London.
Journal articles
Wilson, R (2004) ‘Conflict in Focus’, Journal of Conflict Studies, Vol. 2, 4, pp. 24-36.
Chapters in books of edited collections
Marshall, A (1995) ‘Finding the global locally’ in Peterson, S & Bragg, F (Eds.) Common Perspectives in integrated development, Routledge, London.
Footnotes
Please avoid using footnotes where possible by including the information in the main body of the article.
Submission
Please send the article as an email attachment with the title and author(s) clearly typed at the top of the article, and with page numbers at the bottom of each page.
Author information
When submitting your article by email, authors should include on a separate Word document a short biography to be printed with the article, and contact details (name, address, phone number and email). If you will be out of office for a length of time during the editing process please forward alternative contact details.
Permissions
You are responsible for obtaining permission for any material that you include that is not your own.
Copyright
Papers accepted for publication become copyright of the Centre for Global Education and authors will be asked to sign a transfer of copyright form. If you wish to reproduce a considerable amount of your work, you will be required to make reference to the journal when doing so.
Please send your articles to:
Stephen McCloskey,
Centre for Global Education,
9 University Street, Belfast BT7 1FY
Email: stephen@centreforglobaleducation.com
Tel: (0044) 2890 241879
Please do not hesitate to contact the Editor if you have any questions regarding these guidelines or the journal in general: stephen@centreforglobaleducation.com^ top
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