This is the second announcement soliciting manuscripts for a theme issue
of the Journal of Geoscience Education (JGE) on research partnerships in
the geosciences involving researchers, K-16 classrooms, and the general
public.
Please note the new manuscript deadline of March 1,
2002.
Please contact theme issue editors Paul Harnik (Paleontological
Research Institution; pgh3@cornell.edu) and Robert Ross (Paleontological
Research Institution; rmr16@cornell.edu) 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.
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Paul G. Harnik
Educator
Paleontological Research Institution
1259 Trumansburg Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
ph: 607 273 6623 x22
email: pgh3@cornell.edu
web:
www.priweb.org