robert fitzgerald, phd

Following on from the success of the 6th International Conference on Imagination and Education, held in Canberra, Australia, 29-31 January 2008, we are hereby inviting conference participants and other scholars to contribute to an edited book on imaginative education. The book, which will be published by esteemed publisher, Peter Lang, will be a manifestation of insights gained from the conference and a significant contribution to an expanding international literature on the role of imagination in educational theory and practice. We invite theoretical and empirical work that will follow the main conference tracks of:

• Evaluating imaginative learning
• Imagination in science and/or mathematics teaching
• Imagination in arts and/or humanities
• Imagination across the curriculum
• Research and theory in imaginative education
• Unexplored territories and new frontiers

Within these tracks authors might consider:

• Implications for changes in the curriculum, teaching practices, and the institution of the school.
• Explication of innovative educational theories such as IE and its relationship to detailed practical methods
• A consideration of how teaching and research are changed by IE; for example, on research methodology and curriculum studies
• Understanding how IE can help address ecological sustainability, and cultural and social diversity
• How social and educational theory might strengthen the decision-making capacity of organizations and communities and increase the range of conceivable alternatives to present systems.
• Exploring the interplay of language, imagination, community, and schooling
• How aspects of IE philosophies can be used to powerfully inspire students to make a difference in their world.

Submission
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit, on or before 20 December 2008, a 2 to 3 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by 28 February 2009 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by 1 June 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed by at least two reviewers on a blind review basis.
Important Dates
Manuscript proposal for book chapter (2-3 pages) - 20 December 2008

Notification to authors of submitted chapters - 28 February 2009
Chapters for Review - 1 May, 2009
Reviews back to authors - 30 June, 2009
Revised Chapters back from authors - 29 August, 2009
Final notification to the authors - 1 October, 2009
Final camera-ready chapters from authors - 1 November, 2009 Proposals
Please email manuscript proposals to: Thomas.Nielsen@canberra.edu.au
More information
A detailed plan of the book and the larger context for its significance can be viewed at https://irnie.pbwiki.com/Call-for-book-chapters-on-imaginative-education