Call for Papers: The Two-Year Community Column

The Two-Year Community section of the Journal of College Science Teaching, edited by Dr. David M. Majerich, invites submissions on aspects of teaching and learning of special importance in the community college environment. Coordination of science education efforts in the community college classroom with subsequent educational and/or workforce expectations and professional issues of science instructors at community colleges are of particular interest. Some broad topics of interest include the following:

• Programs aimed at promoting college completion
• New approaches to measure college readiness
• Coordination efforts (across secondary and two-year communities, and two-year and four-year communities)
• Developmental, remedial, and online course development, implementation, and assessment
• Gender and diversity issues in the classroom
• Industry and professional organization partnerships and programs
• Novel STEM course development, implementation, and assessment
• Professional development for two-year faculty
• Research on STEM teaching and learning outcomes
• Unique programs that address retention and attrition
• Science standards adoption
• STEM outreach programs
• Technical certification course development, implementation, and assessment
• Innovative technology adoption and curricular integration in the classroom or laboratory
• Improving transfer and articulation agreements between two- and four-year communities
• Undergraduate research experiences and learning outcomes
• Workforce development

Prospective contributors are encouraged to contact the column editor by e-mail to discuss the suitability of a given idea for this column. Submissions are limited to 3,000 words exclusive of tables, figures, and references. Submissions reporting on investigations or those that review other literature will be double-blind peer-reviewed. Editorial submissions will be assessed for their level of novel contribution. Accepted editorials will be designated as such (and therefore nonpeer-reviewed) in the journal and should be limited to 1,000 words.

Inquiries concerning the suitability of possible contributions to the Two-Year Community column should be sent by e-mail directly to:

David M. Majerich
Science Educator and Research Scientist II
Design and Intelligence Laboratory
School of Interactive Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
85 Fifth Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30342
dmajerich@nsta.org

Call for Reviewers

The success and strength of JCST’s Two-Year Community column depends on both our authors and the generous expertise of our volunteer Review Board. We request that those with an interest in science education in the two-year community and/or experience with collaborations consider applying to serve as reviewers for this column. Applications and questions should be directed to the column editor via e-mail to dmajerich@nsta.org.