[HERDSA] Fri 6 Feb News

[Roger Landbeck]

Dear List Members

First apologies for the late arrival of this weeks news-my domestic front
has been busy this week.

This week we have an appeal  for referees for the 2004 Conference papers and
a reminder of some important dates relating to the conference and

* a call  for papers for a special issue of Open Learning: The Journal of
Open and Distance Learning'

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CALL FOR REFEREES

If you are able to referee papers for the HERDSA 2004 conference, please
email Barbara Stauble at: barbara.stauble at curtin.edu.my

We would be grateful if you could include the following information:

- What is(are) your area(s) of expertise?
- Previous experience as a referee?
- Would you be interested in refereeing ESL writers?
- How many papers would you be able to referee?

Thank you in advance for your response to this call!
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Conference 2004 Dates
The important dates for papers are:

Closing date for submission of papers for peer review 15 Feb 2004

Closing date for submission of abstracts for the non-refereed proceedings 15
Feb 2004

Date of notification of acceptance of non-refereed abstracts 12 March 2004

Date of notification of acceptance of peer reviewed papers 31 March 2004


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Carmel McNaught from Hong Kong posts this call for papers for a Special
Issue of 'Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning' entitled

Open Learning in Less Developed Regions

This Special Issue centres around the factors that facilitate or inhibit the
success of open learning in education in less developed countries or regions
of countries.

The following questions are offered as stimulus for potential authors.

Anthropological/ Philosophical:
* To what extent is 'open learning' a western concept? Or were traditional
forms of oral education really more open than our modern formal systems?

Politics and Economics of Education:
* How has the 'diploma disease' of credentialism impacted on the openness of
education systems and programmes?
* Is education in less developed regions cost-effective? Can open learning
provide more cost-effective educational solutions?
* How has the growing global 'shadow economy' of drugs and arms trade
affected the potential development of open learning?
* What happens in a country after international agencies (who have brought
technology, concepts, money, resources) pull out? Do lasting benefits
result?

Pedagogical:
* Are there examples of open learning in action in less developed regions
where educational effectiveness can be demonstrated?
* What are the evaluation criteria and strategies that should be used in
judging the educational effectiveness of open learning systems and/or
programmes in less developed regions?
* How are the challenges of language of instruction being met in open
learning programmes in less developed regions?
* How are local staff trained and supported for their involvement in
'imported' open learning programmes?

It is anticipated that there will be 6-8 papers plus an overview by the
Guest Editor.

Editors:
* Guest Editor, Carmel McNaught, The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
carmel.mcnaught at cuhk.edu,hk
* OL Editor, Anne Gaskell, The Open University, UK, A.F.Gaskell at open.ac.uk

Decisions made jointly by Editor and the Guest Editor. There are two
reviewers for each paper, one chosen by the Guest Editor and one regular OL
reviewer chosen by the Editor.

Proposed time line: Variation may occur
January 2004
* Formal call for papers. The editors reserve the right to invite
contributions. Selection of team of reviewers by editors. Full articles can
be sent out to review at any point. Authors are advised to contact the Guest
Editor with an extended expression of interest of approximately 1,000 words.
Advice and discussion about an appropriate format can then be given. The
word limits for submitted papers are 3,000 for case studies and 6,000 for
papers with new theoretical or empirical data.

End May 2004 
* Deadline for paper submission to go out to review, though papers are
welcome earlier. Each paper sent to two reviewers.

Mid-October 2004
* Reviewers’ reports in.

Mid-November 2004
* Advice sent back to authors.

Mid-January 2005
* Final papers due in.

Mid-March 2005
* Edited manuscript sent to publisher.
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Roger Landbeck
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Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Inc
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