About the Journal
in education is a peer-reviewed, open access journal based in the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina, in Saskatchewan, Canada. The journal has been in existence since 1993, but published its first issue as an online journal in December of 2009.
Our Scope
The editorial board invites articles and reviews of works that explore ideas in teacher education, as well as broader and more inclusive discussions in education. We envision works that augment the latitude and significance of the idea of education, while acknowledging the ubiquitous growth of the digital arts and sciences in the everyday practice of life and how that might (in)form notions of formal and informal education. We encourage the submission of high quality works that travel across the qualitative and quantitative research landscape engendering conversations in thoughtful and innovative ways.This may include but is not limited to works in the following areas: ethnography, poststructuralist, postmodern and postcolonial approaches, queer theory, art-based research, bricolage, narrative inquiry, autoethnography, critical theory, phenomenology, hermeneutics, or mixed methods.
Our History
In August 2009 the last issue of Policy and Practice in Education (15:1) was published. The journal did not cease publication; rather it peeled off the title, which was born in an earlier time possessed with a particular focus and interest. In late 2007 the editorial board of the journal made the decision to move the journal into a digital format. The rationale was “in publishing research the intent is to reach as wide an audience as possible…[and] making knowledge more easily and broadly accessible suggested we look at open access publishing” (Lewis & McNinch, 2007, p. 5). To that end, we are continuing to evolve the journal such that we move more broadly into and across the digital landscape. We will build upon and transcend the discussions, ideas and iterations of the past 15 years of the journal. However, the digital format will enable contributors to share works that travel outside the print only format of traditional journals to include, audio files, video files, images and hyperlinks. The journal accepts submissions of high quality works that travel across the qualitative and quantitative research landscape engendering conversations in thoughtful and innovative ways.
To access older issues of Policy & Practice in Education, 2004-2009, search our dSPACE digital archive.
Issues published from 1993-2002 (previous title, Journal of Professional Studies) can be accessed through Proquest - Micromedia.
