Hello Everyone:
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The editors of the International Journal for
Service Learning in Engineering, Humanitarian Engineering and Social
Entrepreneurship (IJSLE) are pleased to announce a Call for
Papers for a Special Edition of the
Journal entitled:
University
Engineering Programs That Impact Communities: Critical Analyses and
Reflections
Purpose and Scope
The editors seek to promote the scholarship
of engagement through the special issue. The goal is to provide readers
a 'snapshot' of the structure, practices, and methods employed by the various
existing programs around the country, including:
a) A description of the model
employed by each university (curricular and/or extracurricular)
b) Lessons learned: hurdles, pitfalls c) Best practices d) Description of programmatic assessment efforts and the status of such.
Assessment data, research findings,
critical analyses or reflections on current programs and/or future directions
are encouraged as part of papers.
A more detailed list of suggestions for possible manuscript outlines and
content can be found by logging on to
www.ijsle.org.
The target audiences for the issue are
faculty, administrators, and others at universities who:
a) are interested in
developing a program in service learning in engineering, learning
through service, humanitarian engineering, community-based engineering,
tech-based entrepreneurship, etc., or those that
b) seek to
adapt/improve their current model of community engagement in
engineering.
Manuscript submittal deadline is
September 15th, 2014 - with publication planned for December,
2014.
If you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to contact me.
Thanks Everyone!
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Thomas H. Colledge, PhD, PE
Editor-in-Chief: International Journal for Service Learning
in Engineering, Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship (IJSLE)
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