AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGIST

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Applied Research Methodologies

 

Editors: Lauren Breen (Edith Cowan University) and Dawn Darlaston-Jones, PhD (University of Notre Dame, Australia)

 

Community psychologists have a history of exploring methodologies that allow their research and/or practice to reflect the applied nature of their work. As such, a special issue devoted to applied methodologies and their use in, or relevance to, community psychology will be featured in ACP. We anticipate the issue will be published in May, 2007.

 

We are seeking papers that (a) provide examples of applied approaches and methodologies, such as but not limited to qualitative approaches, participatory methods, action research, and innovative uses of quantitative methods, and (b) are directly relevant to community psychology research and practice.

 

Commensurate with the spirit of this special issue, papers submitted need not provide illustrations of polished research. We are particularly interested in receiving manuscripts that demonstrate the specific needs of applied research and practice, as well as those that include discussions on how barriers were/might/could not be overcome. For example, authors might

• attempt to demystify the applied research and practice they have been or are currently engaged in
• provide alternatives to commonly (and often uncritically) accepted methodologies
• explore alternative methodologies and new forms of enquiry

 

Review Process

All papers submitted will be blind-reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers. Reviewers will be selected on their ability to critically engage with the material presented in the manuscript.

 

Submission of Papers

Manuscripts should conform to the requirements of the APA 5^th edition. Specific submission requirements are printed in the current issue of ACP, which can be viewed at http://www.psychology.org.au/units/colleges/community/acp_vol18_april06.pdf

 

Electronic submission to Lauren Breen ([log in to unmask]) as an email attachment is preferred. For those who cannot submit electronically, four copies of the manuscript should be sent to Lauren at

School of Psychology

Edith Cowan University

100 Joondalup Drive

JOONDALUP WA 6027

Australia

Deadline for submissions is December 31 2006

 

Further information is available by contacting Lauren ([log in to unmask]) or Dawn ([log in to unmask])

 

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Dawn Darlaston-Jones, PhD

Lecturer

Behavioural Science

College of Arts & Sciences

University of Notre Dame

19 Mouat Street (PO Box 1225)

FREMANTLE

Western Australia WA 6160

 

Tel: +61 8 9433 0567

Fax: +61 8 9433 0544

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