About the Learning Communities: International Journal of Learning in Social Contexts
Aims of Journal
Learning Communities: International Journal of Learning in Social Contexts publishes papers reporting original research and other issues relating to the learning of individuals, groups, communities and organisations. The emphasis is on the socio-cultural dimensions of learning in these different contexts and configurations.
The aim of the journal is to publish high quality, clearly written, internationally refereed articles that deliberately tackle the problem of the relationship between learning and the wider group, organisation, community, region or society.
Australia and the concerns it experiences are not unique, and much can and should be learned from international contexts and experiences. For these reasons, the journal is genuinely international, with the focus on potentially generically applicable research that applies to particular situated problems or issues. The concern to be genuinely international is reflected in the composition of the journal Editorial Board.
Rationale
This journal occupies a unique place in international publications in that it reports research, makes research-to-practice connections, and examines the intersection of learning with the social contexts in which the learning occurs. Learning communities can be large or small groups of people, who learn together, often in pursuit of a common purpose.
The learning which is the subject of this journal might be formal or informal, might occur in schools, post-compulsory settings, organisations (such as businesses, community groups, orchestras, art galleries or museums), other communities of place, regions or in other communities of practice such as professional associations and virtual or online communities. The journal accepts that there are accountability issues related to learning in most contexts today: Accountability for outcomes, for impacts on the learning participants, outcomes for community, region or nation as a whole.
The journal sponsors are is keen to ensure that the range of diverse contexts in which learning occurs is reported.
Editorial Board
David Bruce,
Mt Allison University, New Brunswick, Canada
Gerald Burke
Professor, Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Faculty of
Education, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
Trevor Cairney
Professor, University of Western Sydney (Penrith), Australia
Ian Falk
Professor of Rural and Remote Education, Charles Darwin University, Darwin,
Australia
John Field
Professor, Lifelong Learning, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
Roger Harris
Associate Professor, Centre for Research in Education, Equity and Work, University
of South Australia, Underdale, Australia
John Holford
Professor, School of Educational Studies, University of Surrey, Guildford,
UK
Jane Kenway
Professor, Faculty of Education, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
Barry Lumsden
Professor, Higher Education, University of North Texas, USA
Bernie Moore
Professor, Institute of Community and Area Development, University of Georgia,
Georgia, USA
Nam Shun Kim
Professor, Taegu University, Korea
Terri Seddon
Professor, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia
John Smyth
Emeritus Professor, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia
Call for Papers
The journal Learning Communities: International Journal of Learning in Social Contexts publishes papers reporting original research and other issues relating to the learning of individuals, groups, communities and organisations. The emphasis is on the socio-cultural dimensions of learning in these different contexts and configurations.
Please refer to the section ‘Guidelines for Contributors' below, for format requirements.
Submit papers to:
The Editor
Learning Communities: International Journal of Learning in Social Contexts
Learning Research Group
Charles Darwin University
DARWIN NT 0909
Australia
Deadlines
The journal is published twice per year. Submissions are accepted at any time.
For more information, contact:
Ms Ruth Wallace
Email: ruth.wallace@cdu.edu.au
Review Process
Papers that appear in the Journal will have been blind-reviewed by two or more members of the editorial board or other referees. This process takes approximately three months, at which time authors are notified of the status of their paper. Book reviews, editorials and letters are reviewed in-house which takes about eight weeks.
Invitation to Publishers
Books or educational software may be forwarded for review. These may be forwarded to:
The Editor
Learning Communities: International Journal of Learning in Social Contexts
Learning Research Group
Charles Darwin University
DARWIN NT 0909
Australia
E-mail: ruth.wallace@cdu.edu.au
Copyright
Permission is given to copy any article or graphic from Learning Communities: International Journal of Learning in Social Contexts, provided credit is given and the copies are not intended for sale.
Guidelines for Contributors
Papers should be submitted to:
The Editor
Learning Communities: International Journal of Learning in Social Contexts
Learning Research Group
Charles Darwin University
DARWIN NT 0909
Australia
E-mail: ruth.wallace@cdu.edu.au
Submit one electronic copy of the paper. An abstract of approximately 150 words should accompany the submission.
The papers must be double-spaced and must adhere strictly to the guidelines published in the Commonwealth of Australia Style Manual, latest edition. The current issue provides exemplars to follow.
Format
Type: Times 12 point
Format: Word version 7.0 (preferred)
Headings:
Level 1 Bold, Caps, 14 point
Level 2 Bold, U/L case, 12 point
Level 3 Italics, U/L case, 12 point
Papers that are accepted for publication must be resubmitted (following any necessary revisions) in electronic format.
Papers should be 10–15 pages in length. Book reviews, editorials and letters to the editor should be three to eight manuscript pages.
Figures and artwork should be submitted as e-mail attachments.
Hard copy only submissions cannot be returned.
We look forward to receiving your submissions.
If you are interested in submitting an article to the journal, please use this Word Document template for your writing