Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Call for Papers

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.

We are now welcoming submissions for Volume 3, after two successful years of publication (Volume 1 is in print, Volume 2 is in press at this time).

Sample contents of Volumes 1 and 2:

Mandombian Perspective: Constitutive Matrix for African American Scientists by F. Elaine DeLancey

An Undergraduate Computer Science Curriclum for the Hearing Impaired by A. Louise Perkins

Women and Minorities in a Social Statistics Course by Linda P. Rouse

Overcoming the Barriers: Technology Education as a Career Choice for Women by Jim Flowers

Gender Portrayal in Veterinary Medical Advertising: Implications for Occupational Segregation by Mary M. Christopher and Debra L. Drew

Find Your Wings: A Math/Science Exploration Project for Elementary School Girls by Jill Marshall and Janet Buckingham

Baccalaureate Origins of Women Physical Science Doctorates; Relationship to Institutional Gender and Science Discipline by Norean Radke Sharpe and Carol H. Fuller

Women in Science in India: Has Feminism passed Them By? by Lalita Subrahmanyan

Racial/Ethnic and Gender Differences in Science Achievement of Nine, Thirteen and Seventeen-year Old Students" by Barbara Bruschi and Bernice Taylor Anderson;

"The Baccalaureate Origins of Chicana and Chicano Doctorates in the Physical, Life, and Engineering Sciences: l980-1990" by Daniel Solorzano;

"Characteristics and Educational Experiences of High-Achieving Minority Secondary Students in Science and Mathematics by Samuel S. Peng and Susan Hill;

Who is Helped by Friendly Inclusion? A Transformation Teaching Model by Sue Rosser and Bonnie Kelly

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 feminist science and Afrocentric science;
reviews of literature to help develop new ideas and directions for future research;
explorations of feminist teaching methods, black 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:

Kathy Wager, Editorial Assistant
Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering
Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
202B Solitude Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0271
Phone: 540-231-6296
Fax: 540-231-7669
E-mail: JRLWMSE@VT.EDU

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Kathy Wager, Editorial Assistant
Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering
Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
Virginia Tech
202B Solitude Hall
Blacksburg, Va. 24061-0271

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