[Maths-Education] Invitation for Chapter Contributions

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Invitation for Chapter Contributions to an International book on
Internationalisation and Globalisation in Mathematics and Science
Education 
 
During the past five years, the Mathematics Research Group of Australasia
(MERGA) has sponsored two highly successful international edited books in
mathematics and science education published by Erlbaum. The Research
and Supervision in Mathematics and Science Education (Malone, Atweh,
&amp; Northfield, Eds.) was published in 1998 and the Sociocultural
Research on Mathematic Education: An International Perspective
(Atweh, Forgaz &amp; Nebres, Eds.) was published in 2001. The third book
in the series deals with issues and experiences in internationalisation
and globalisation of the two disciplines. This book will be edited by:
Bill Atweh (Australia), Marcelo Borba (Brazil), Angela Calabrese Barton
(USA), David Clark (Australia), Noel Gough (Australia), Christine Keitel
(Germany), Catherine Vistro-Yu (Philippines) and Renuka Vithal (South
Africa). 
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Mathematics and science education might very well be the most
internationalised subjects in higher education. The movement of
mathematical-scientific knowledge between East and West and North and
South dates back to early recorded history. However, in this book we are
more interested in mathematics and science education and, in particular,
education research, curriculum policy and reform in the two areas. The
past century has witnessed an explosion of international contacts and
projects between academics around the globe in the form of conferences,
international students, reform movements, exchange of curricula and
professional development, and of course, a multitude of cross-country
comparisons. In spite of the prevalence and possible ethical and
political effects resulting from these international activities, rarely
have they been subject to direct research and critique. 
 
This book aims to: 
 
1. Develop theoretical frameworks of the phenomena of
internationalisation and globalisation and identify related ethical,
moral, political and economic issues facing international collaborations
in mathematics and science education. 
 
2. Provide a venue for the publication of results of international
comparisons on cultural differences and similarities rather than merely
on achievement and outcomes. 
 
3. Provide a forum for critical discussion of the various models of
international projects and collaborations. 
 
4. Provide a representation of the different voices and interests from
around the world rather than consensus on issues. 
 
Some of the topics that the book might address include: 
Theoretical Frameworks. Some chapters may present critical discussion of
topics such as globalisation, social justice and ethics in international
relations; ethnomathematics, ethnoscience and Western mathematics and
science, critical mathematics and globalisation, identity theories and
new times. 
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Research Reports. Other chapters may report research results that
investigated cultural, socioeconomic, political and ethnic similarities
and differences between different communities, rather than merely on
comparisons of students' achievements and outcomes, and their
implications for internationalisation and globalisation of the
disciplines. 
 
Examples of International Projects. Some chapters may critically discuss
examples of activities and case studies of international projects from
around the world. These may include experiences of international
students, issues related to international conferences and/or
publications, curriculum or staff development activities, international
consultancies, World Bank or regional projects of development and aide
programs from specific countries. 
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People and Voices. Still, other chapters may be more innovative in style
and present a dialogue between different participants in international
activities, stressing difference in experiences rather than presenting a
common vision. For example, some chapters may be written in parts. The
first common part may give factual background of the activity, followed
by a discussion of individual contributions and experiences of
participants and end with shared learnings. Similarly, other chapters may
consist of interviews or focus group discussions among educators in the
field. Short contributions of narrative experiences in international
contacts are also encouraged. 
 
The opportunity to develop chapters in this collection will not be
restricted to experienced and accomplished researchers from English
speaking countries.=A0 Priority will be given to chapters involving
emerging authors, as well as authors whose primary language is not
English, working in collaboration with more experienced authors. However,
the final chapters will be of high-quality and comparable to other
acclaimed international publications. To meet both goals, chapters may
require an extensive two-loop feedback editing process. The first draft
of the chapters will be reviewed by two other authors from the pool of
authors and at least one external person. The second draft of the
chapters will be reviewed by two of the Editors. 
 
At this stage, short proposals are requested to develop chapters for the
collection. Intended authors are encouraged to follow the following
procedures in submitting their chapter proposals: 
 
1. Read the complete book concept proposal requested from Bill Atweh
&lt;b.atweh@qut.edu.au&gt; 
 
2. Discuss an idea of the chapter with your colleagues, or preferably,
your international collaborators. 
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3. Submit a proposal between 400 and 800 words or a 1-2 single-space page
proposal identifying (a) the working title of the chapter, (b) proposed
authors, their position and institution, (c) a short abstract about the
content and type of chapter proposed, and (d) a short biography of each
of the authors with their email contact details. 
 
4. Submit all entries to b.atweh@qut.edu.au by May 1, 2004. 
Timelines: 
 
1 May 2004:=A0=A0 Chapter proposals due 
1 June 2004:=A0=A0 Editors' comments on proposals and acceptance notices sen=
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to authors 
1 September 2004:=A0=A0 First draft of chapters due 
1 December 2004:=A0=A0 Referee reports sent to authors 
1 February 2005:=A0=A0 Second draft of chapters due 
1 April 2005:=A0=A0 Manuscript sent to Publisher 
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</pre><font size=3D3>Jerry P. Becker<br>
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