[Announcement from SCRA-L]
Hello
Colleagues,
We
are accepting proposals for the special issue of the Global Journal of
Community Psychology Practice devoted to community psychology practice in
undergraduate settings until November 30th. We especially welcome submissions
from students, individuals in exclusively undergraduate institutions, and those
working in international undergraduate serving programs.
We expect
publication of the final issue in late 2018/ early 2019. Please review the
below call for papers and consider submitting your work. A PDF of the call is
also attached.
Please feel free to distribute this call to
other interested networks.
Best,
Eylin, Lauren, and Jen
Eylin Palamaro-Munsell, Northern
Arizona University
Lauren F. Lichty, University of
Washington Bothell
Jen Wallin-Ruschman, The College of
Idaho
Global
Journal Of Community Psychology Practice
Call
for Proposals for Special Issue
Developing
Undergraduate Community Psychology Pedagogy and Research Practice
Guest
Editors
Eylin
Palamaro-Munsell, Northern Arizona University
Lauren
F. Lichty, University Washington Bothell
Jen
Wallin-Ruschman, The College of Idaho
The Global Journal of Community
Psychology Practice (GJCCP) is an e-journal for practitioners of community
psychology and community improvement around the globe. GJCCP works with
practitioners and applied researchers to share quality work and to foster a
learning community that will contribute to ongoing advances in the broad field
of Community Practice, both in psychology and related disciplines. GJCCP
invites proposals for contributions to a special issue focusing on community
psychology pedagogy and research practice at undergraduate institutions.
The goal of the special issue is to
center the practice of community psychology (CP) teaching and research within
primarily undergraduate institutions. While there is often discussion of the
importance of increasing the visibility of CP in undergraduate education to
support graduate programs in the field, less attention has been given to the
pedagogical and research-related practices of people working primarily with
undergraduates. We know little about the unique opportunities and challenges
faced by community psychologists working within these settings. Further,
community psychologists working within primarily undergraduate settings face a
distinct set of challenges that differ from many community psychology graduate
programs.
Undergraduate students that learn
about and practice community psychology through courses and applied research
experiences may or may not go on to graduate school, but they all apply
community psychology principles to a variety of settings and organizations
post-graduation. It could be argued that community psychologists working within
undergraduate settings have a wider reach to bring interested individuals into
the field than those rooted within community psychology graduate programs.
However, while many community psychologists are doing creative and meaningful
work within undergraduate-focused settings, they are often doing this work in
relative isolation, as few undergraduate-focused programs employ multiple
community psychologists.
This special issue of GJCPP will be a
space to begin to collect contributions from practitioners in undergraduate settings
and budding undergraduate community psychologists. Narratives that represent
the diversity of undergraduate training contexts from regions around the world
are particularly welcome.
Submission of Proposals
Proposals for manuscripts and creative
projects (up to 750 words) are invited which address these aims.
Possible topic areas include, but are
not limited to:
1) Developing and implementing pedagogy aligned with CP
values and principles (in and out of CP-specific classes)
2) Engaging undergraduates in CP research
3) Case examples of successes and challenges “doing CP” in
undergraduate settings
4) Student
perspectives on learning about CP and/or practicing CP
5) Institutional and political barriers to CP undergraduate
teaching and research practice
In addition
to these suggested areas of submission, we invite all contributions related to
the practice of CP in the undergraduate context. We also welcome creative
submissions, such as videos, qualitative interviews, and other innovative
approaches.
Format for Proposals
Proposals should include a title for
the submission, a list of authors, their institution and their role (i.e.
student, professor/instructor, administrator, etc.), and a 750 word description
of the content of the proposed submission. The description should clearly
describe the contribution of the work to our understanding of the strategies,
processes, or outcomes of CP undergraduate teaching and learning practice.
Deadline for Submission of Proposals
Authors should submit proposals by
email to the Guest Editors of the Special Issue at undergradcp@gmail.com no later than November 30, 2017. All proposals
should be in English language.
Guest editors will review the
proposals and advise authors whether their proposals were successful by January
31, 2018. Deadline for submission of full manuscripts is planned for May 15,
2018.
Full manuscripts will be peer reviewed
consistent with GJCCP guidelines for reviewers. Authors of accepted proposals
will serve as peer reviewers on at least one other submission. Full manuscript
submissions should follow the guidelines provided in the GJCCP instructions for
authors available online (http://www.gjcpp.org/submissions.php).
For Information or to Submit a
Proposal
Send proposal
submissions or inquiries to the Guest Editors: Eylin Palamaro-Munsell, Lauren
Lichty, & Jen Wallin-Ruschman at undergradcp@gmail.com