I hope some of you will consider submitting a paper for this special issue
on sociology and computing. Papers related to qualitative computing,
including but not limited to innovative applications of CAQDAS programs or
pragmatic assessments of these programs in a teaching or research setting,
would be most welcome.
Ed Brent
Call for Papers
Social Science Computer Review
Special Issue on Sociology and Computing
Submission Deadline: August 31, 2003
Papers are sought for a special issue of Social Science Computer Review
focusing on computing in sociology. The full range of work in this area is
welcome, including, qualitative and quantitative approaches, applications of
computers in research and teaching, and studies of the use and impact of
computers. Any of several computing technologies may be examined, including
but not limited to personal computers, the Internet, supercomputers,
hand-held devices, wireless devices, or tablet computers. Example paper
topics include but are not limited to
a.. Innovative applications of new or existing computing technologies to
sociological work
b.. Insightful accounts of efforts to employ computing technologies in
research, teaching, or practice
c.. Applications of computers to specific stages of research, such as data
collection, design, analysis, reporting, or dissemination
d.. Computer assisted qualitative data analysis programs, their use, or
innovative approaches
e.. Uses of computers in teaching sociology
f.. Critical assessments or critiques of uses of computers
g.. The prospective role of computers in the future of sociology
h.. Innovative uses of computers in assessment, such as automated essay
grading programs
i.. Studies of the impact of computers on the discipline or the practice
of sociology
j.. New uses of computers in teaching such as digital learning
environments
k.. Computational models of networks
l.. Agent-based simulations
m.. Exemplary studies that use computers in sociology in new and creative
ways
n.. Issues in web surveys
o.. Studies of the digital divide, inequality, and access to computers and
the world wide web
p.. Making large data sets more accessible over the Internet
q.. An illustration of how research, teaching, or practice with computers
differs from the same basic activity before computers (e.g., an insightful
discussion of how web surveys differ from phone interviews)
All papers will be refereed. Manuscripts should not exceed 35 double-spaced
pages (in 12 pt type) including all tables, figures and appendixes.
Contributors should prepare manuscripts for submission following the journal
style guide at http://hcl.chass.ncsu.edu/sscore/sage_guide_2003.pdf.
Prospective authors interested in discussing possible submissions can
contact the special issue editor at the address below. To submit a paper
either send the manuscript file in rich-text format (rtf) to
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Special Issue Editor, Edward Brent
Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Sociology, University of
Missouri, 303 Middlebush, Columbia, Missouri 65211 [log in to unmask]
President, Idea Works, Inc., 100 West Briarwood, Columbia, Missouri 65203
www.ideaworks.com , [log in to unmask], VOICE: (573) 445-4554, FAX: (573)
446-2199
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