Contributor Information
The British Education Studies Association (BESA) is a new and inclusive subject association for all students, teachers and researchers studying or working in and across the wide range of educational institutions and organisations throughout the UK and in other countries around the world.
- theoretical perspectives and developments in Education Studies (schools, colleges, FE, HE, community education, other);
- curriculum innovation in Education Studies (schools, colleges, FE, HE, community education, other);
- initiatives in teaching, learning and assessment in Education Studies (schools, colleges, FE, HE, community education, other).
- papers relating to the academic study of education are also welcome
- reviews of texts related to Education Studies
Contributor Instructions:
Educationalfutures is the peer-reviewed e-journal of the British Education Studies Association (BESA). The Editorial Board of the e-journal will consider for publication any manuscript submitted which concerns itself with the study of education in its broadest sense and which matches the interests of the e-journal and its readership.
All manuscripts should be submitted as simple Word Documents by e-mail attachment to Professor Steve Bartlett in the first instance (steve1bartlett@virginmedia.com). Manuscripts should be word-processed, double spaced and appear in an Arial font (12 point). Titles should be in (16 point) and sub-titles in (14 point). Headers and footers should be included in all submitted works. A separate title page with full author and contact details should also be included. Abstracts should not normally exceed 250 words and the main body of text should not normally exceed 5000 words. All pages should be numbered. Authors should take care to ensure that manuscripts are free from gender and ethnic bias. Figures, tables and other illustrations should be supplied in finished form on separate pages at the end of the manuscript together with their captions. The approximate position of the figures, tables and other illustrations should be clearly indicated in the main body of text. The Harvard (author-date) System of referencing has been adopted and should be followed in the usual manner. The following examples are included for guidance:
Burton, D. and Bartlett, S. (2006) The evolution of Education Studies in higher education in . The Curriculum Journal, 17(4), 383-396.
Department for Children, Schools and Families (2008) The Standards Site. Available at: www.standards.dcfs.gov.uk. [Accessed 1st November, 2008.]
Hayes, D. (2004) Foundations of primary teaching. London: David Fulton.
Sewell, K. and Newman, S. (2006) What is education? In: J. Sharp, S. Ward and L. Hankin (eds.) Education Studies: an issues-based approach. Exeter: Learning Matters. 5-19.
Ward, S. (ed.)(2004) Education studies: a student’s guide. London: Routledge.
Authors should expect a decision about their article from the Managing Editor (steve1bartlett@virginmedia.com) within four months of submission (accept, accept with major change, accept with minor change, reject). In the event of further enquiries, the Managing Editor’s decision, having consulted with the Editorial Board, is final.
Special Issues:
Special issue editions of Educationalfutures are expected to appear from time to time as appropriate. These might include:
- conference proceedings;
- themed sets;
- student articles.
Interested parties are invited to contact the Managing Editor (steve1bartlett@virginmedia.com) for further details.
Copyright:
All articles appearing in Educationalfutures, the e-Journal of the British Education Studies Association, are protected by copyright. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purposes of personal research, review or criticism, no part of Educationalfutures, the e-Journal of the British Education Studies Association, may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission in writing from the Managing Editor.
