FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- CALL FOR PAPERS -VOLUME 6, 2000 Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Carol J. Burger, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief Now welcoming submissions for Volume 6, the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering publishes original, peer-reviewed papers that report innovative ideas and programs, scientific studies, and formulation of concepts related to the education, recruitment, and retention of underrepresented groups in science and engineering. Issues related to women and minorities in science and engineering are consolidated to address the entire professional and educational environment. Subjects for papers submitted can include: empirical studies of current qualitative or quantitative research; historical investigations of how minority status impacts science and engineering; original theoretical or conceptual analyses of science from feminist, racial, and ethnic perspectives reviews of literature to help develop new ideas and directions for future research; explorations of feminist teaching methods, minority student/white teacher interactions; cultural phenomena that affect the classroom climate. To receive guidelines for manuscript preparation or to submit a curriculum vita if you are interested in reviewing papers for the journal contact: Editorial Assistant Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 24061-0227 Phone: 540-231-6296 Fax: 540-231-7013 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Inquiries about SUBSCRIPTIONS, TABLE OF CONTENTS, ADVERTISING and a SAMPLE COPY should be directed to the publisher: Begell House, Inc. 79 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016-7892; E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PHONE: 212 725-1999. FAX: 212 213-8368 Information available online at: WWW.BEGELLHOUSE.COM/JWMSE/JWMSE.HTML Sample Contents of Volume 5, 1999: Race, Gender and the Baccalaureate Origins of PhD Chemists by Willie Pearson, Jr., Craig Ness and Emily Hoban Proportions of Women Faculty and Students in the Mathematical Sciences; A Trend Analysis by Institutional Group by Norean Radke Sharpe and Gerhard Sonnert Feminism and Science Education: An Interdisciplinary Knowledge and Practice Project by Maralee Mayberry , Leigh Welling, Jaime Phillips, Cheryl Radeloff and Margaret Rees Black Women in the Agronomic Sciences: Factors Influencing Career Development by Diann Jordan If I Knew Then What I Know Now: A Portable Mentor for Women Beginning Professorial Careers in Science and Engineering by Catherine Riordan, Linda M. Manning, AnneMarie Daniel, Susan L. Murray, Philip B. Thompson and Elizabeth Cummins Using Technology to Strengthen Mathematics and Science Instruction in Elementary and Middle Schools by Sharon Sherman and Robert Weber Supporting Minority Mathematics Achievement; The Emerging Scholars Program at the University of Texas at Austin by Susan E. Moreno et al Using Technology to Strengthen Mathematics and Science Instruction in Elementary and Middle Schools by Sharon J. Sherman and Robert Weber The Effects of a Summer Mathematics Enrichment Program on Hispanic Mathematical Achievement by Betsy McShea and Maureen Yarnevich Girls Summer Lab: An Intervention by Dale R. Baker, Robert Lindsey and Colleen Blair. ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker Division of Environmental Management & Design Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
