Call for chapter proposals:
EDUCATING MANAGERS THROUGH REAL WORLD PROJECTS
Eds. Charles Wankel and Robert DeFillippi
This fourth volume in the Research in Management Education and Development
(Information Age Publishers) series will cover innovative uses of learning
projects in management education and development including their use in
online and other new media platforms. Learning projects are defined as
educationally directed activities involving out-of-classroom action settings
complemented by student and/or instructor directed reflection on the links
between theory and practice.
Each chapter should be grounded in relevant theory, empirical research and
examples of best practice for the selected topic. Appropriate contexts for
chapter proposals include undergraduate, graduate, executive management and
corporate university-based management education and development.
Suggested topics include but are not limited to the following:
Action learning
Experiential learning
Service learning
Action science
Communities of practice
Reflective practice
Internships as learning vehicles
Cooperative education
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR PUBLICATION:
Book chapter proposals received: November 1, 2003
Notification of accepted chapter proposals: December 1, 2003
Receipt of full book chapters: Aug. 25, 2004
Review book chapters and give feedback: Oct. 15, 2004
Receipt by editors of final draft of book chapters: Dec. 1, 2004
Final book received by publisher: January 15, 2005
Anticipated volume 4 publication: Summer 2005
Submit your chapter proposal by Microsoft Word email attachment. Though
there is no strict limit on proposal length, we have found proposals of at
least three pages to be most helpful for our selection decisions. Include
as a separate file a brief biography covering your current institutional
affiliation and position and a listing of your relevant publications and
educational background.
See
http://management-education.net/rmed4 for more details.
Chapter proposals and inquiries should be sent to both:
Charles Wankel
wankelc@stjohns.edu
and
Robert DeFillippi
rdefilli@suffolk.edu