This is the second announcement soliciting manuscripts for a theme issue
of the Journal of Geoscience Education (JGE) on research partnerships in
the geosciences (and more broadly, Earth and planetary sciences,
including paleontology) involving researchers, K-16 classrooms, and the
general public. Please note the new manuscript deadline date of March
1, 2002.
Please contact theme issue editors Paul Harnik (Paleontological
Research Institution; [log in to unmask]) and Robert Ross (Paleontological
Research Institution; [log in to unmask]) for further
information.
Title: Partnerships in the Geosciences: Involving K-16 Classrooms and the
Public in Geoscience Research
Theme Issue Description: Research partnerships between geoscientists and
K-16 classrooms and the public can be effective tools for increasing
scientific literacy while also providing researchers with access to large
spacio-temporal datasets that would be otherwise unavailable due to
limited labor resources. National and state learning assessments (NRC
1996 and AAAS 1989) emphasize hands-on, inquiry-based approaches
consistent with the approaches of collaborative research partnerships
(student-scientist partnerships). Despite the growth in number of
research partnerships in the geosciences, assessments of data quality and
educational effectiveness have lagged. If the quality of participant data
cannot be assured then the experience may be largely akin to a hands-on
lab. If educational outcomes are not evaluated then impact relative to
more traditional approaches will remain unknown, problems may remain
unaddressed, with no benefit, or even cost, to educational experience.
This theme issue will highlight a variety of geoscience research
partnerships, with particular emphasis on methods for assessing data
quality and educational impact. By bringing together projects across the
geosciences, the editors hope to create a dialogue amongst individuals
working in these areas and provide a resource for researchers and
educators interested in developing and implementing research partnerships
in the future.
Submission Guidelines: Submissions should be postmarked by March 1,
2002. 4 copies of the manuscript should be sent to JGE with a cover
letter stating that this is a submission for the Geoscience Research
Partnerships theme issue. Manuscripts should be approximately 1500 words
including an informative abstract of 200 words or less. The
anticipated publication date is roughly January 2003.
Please contact either Paul Harnik or Rob Ross for additional
information about the theme issue and consult the JGE web site
www.nagt.org/Instructions.htm
for manuscript preparation and submission guidelines.
Robert M. Ross
Director of Education
Paleontological Research Institution
1259 Trumansburg Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
tel: 607 273 6623 x18
FAX: 607 273 6620
email: [log in to unmask]
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