MAC Wk 3 – Leadership: Is That Your Final Answer?
So I started over and after a period of struggle where nothing seemed to be the right fit, I finally decided on the following two periodicals.
1. Techniques
– Techniques is the primary publication of the Association for Career
and Technical Education. I’m drawn to this publication for a number of
reasons. First, my CBR was implemented in a CTE class. Secondly, they
have an entire series within the publication dedicated to career
readiness. This topic is directly related to my literature review, and
much of my data indicates the challenge-based learning process enhances
career readiness. I also had the opportunity attended a regional ACTE
conference last week, and listened to many great presentation and
participated in a number of excellent round tables. So needless to say I
am still feeling a bit euphoric and would love to add my voice to this
organization.
2. Contemporary Issues In Education Research (CIER)
– This publication appears to be a bit more formal than the first but a
few elements interested me in the CIER as well. The CIER has an open
access policy based on the principle “that making research freely
available to the public supports a greater global exchange of
knowledge.” I was turned off by many of the “members only” policies I
found at many of the other journals I encountered. This makes me think
of a bunch of old academics that close-minded to anything outside of
their own research, so the open access policy of the CIER was a welcome
relief. I also believe that my research about the CBL process along with
career and college readiness fits nicely with their goal of
“understanding cutting edge issues in education.” The only down side I
discovered about this journal is the $60 submission fee and the
$250-$450 publication fee. I suppose if they deem my article worthy this
is a small price to pay to add my voice to the evolution of human
discovery.Jessica Wunder
It was refreshing and interesting to read your post about digging deeper into the reality of the distribution of the journals you were looking into. Many people would simply have looked t the titles, submitted the papers and be done with it. Your dedication to really reaching out and striving to make a genuine difference in the methods and attitude in education is amazing.
I find I also admire your willingness to start over and re-start your search because the what you found didn’t meet your needs (and high standards). Again, I think a certain number of people would have said “whatever” and not taken that extra time.
Your comments about “feeling a bit euphoric” resonated with me. I too am quite excited about submitting to the journals i have chosen, and find myself nervous, excited, and anxious, all at once, at the idea of submitting.
I am glad my journals do not have the high publication fees yours does. Yikes! I must admit, again, your dedication is outstanding if you are willing to pay that publication fee. It would honestly make me think twice (Where is all that money going to anyway?)
But I wish you the best. I loved your last sentence: “I suppose if they deem my article worthy this is a small price to pay to add my voice to the evolution of human discovery.”
(even if I think the fees are too high myself)