Greetings Colleagues,
As you may know, Myrtle Bell and I are co-editing a special issue of
/AMLE/ on diversity education and training. Each issue of /AMLE/
includes resource reviews that provide readers with information about
key educational resources. The usual procedure is for the editor to
invite someone to provide the resource reviews. We want to take a
different approach for two reasons. First, the typical approach favors
the “usual suspects” over others who may be equally qualified but who
aren’t known by the editors. We would prefer to be more inclusive.
Second, we want some of the reviews to follow a new model that takes a
different approach to authorship. Because the approach will vary with
the type of review, we provide specific instructions for different
reviews below.
*Textbook Reviews:* Rather than obtain separate review of multiple
texts, we would prefer a comparative review that covers all the major
texts. Furthermore, we want the textbook review to be co-authored by two
or more educators. We assume a diversity of perspectives will maximize
value of the review to AMLE readers. Thus, we would prefer a set of
authors who take different approaches to their diversity classes and use
(or have used) different textbooks. We would also prefer authors who
have taught diversity courses at multiple levels (i.e., undergraduate
and graduate). Because the space available for resource reviews is
limited, the final review will be limited to 6 to 10 manuscript pages.
We invite you to team up with a partner or partners and send us a brief
proposal. The proposal should provide a list of the books to be
reviewed, identify the review authors (submitters), and provide
information about the review authors’ diversity teaching and research
experience. This information should clarify the extent to which the
authors fit our model of the ideal team – that they have taught
diversity at multiple levels and that they take different approaches to
their courses.
If you would like to join such a partnership, but do not have a partner,
feel free to send us information about your own experience and proposal
for the review. If we do not receive suitable proposals from appropriate
teams, we will create a team from individuals who have contacted us and
are willing to work with others.
*Casebook and Exercise Book Review*: We would like a second review to
cover major sources of cases and exercises that could be used in
diversity classes. This review could cover both books and other sources
of cases and exercises. It might or might not include discussion of
specific cases or exercises – that is for the authors to determine.
Because the space available for resource reviews is limited, the final
will be limited to around 4 to 6 manuscript pages.
This review could be authored by either an individual or a team. The
proposal should provide an initial list of the sources to be reviewed,
identify the author(s), and provide information about the author(’s’)
relevant diversity teaching and research experience (especially as it
relates to the use of cases and exercises).
*Training Materials:* We are potentially interested in a review of
materials that could be used by those offering diversity training to
organizational employees, rather than diversity classes in institutions
of higher education. Because the space available for resource reviews is
limited, the final review of these materials will be limited to around 5
to 7 manuscript pages.
This review could be authored by either an individual or a team. The
brief proposal should provide an initial list of the texts to be
included, identify the author(s), and provide information about the
author(’s’) relevant training and research experience.
*HR and OB Text Reviews:* Finally, we would like very brief reviews of
the major textbooks for undergraduate survey courses in human resource
management and organizational behavior (two different reviews). These
reviews should identify and briefly describe the attention given to
diversity by the texts that do the best job of covering the topic. These
reviews will be limited in length to 2 or 3 pages.
This review could be authored by either an individual or a team. The
proposal should provide an initial list of the texts to be included,
identify the reviewer(s), and provide information about the
reviewer(’s’) relevant teaching and research experience.
Please submit proposals electronically by April 15 to both Myrtle
(
mpbell@uta.edu <mailto:
mpbell@uta.edu>) and me (
dkravitz@gmu.edu
<mailto:
dkravitz@gmu.edu>) We will review the proposals and select those
that best represent the broad field of diversity education and make
decisions no later than April 30. The submission deadline for the
completed reviews will be September 1, 2007.
I apologize for the multiple messages, but I wanted to spread the word
to as many people as possible.
Cheers,
David
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David A. Kravitz
Associate Professor
School of Management
Enterprise Hall, MSN 5F5
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
Telephone: 703-993-1781
Fax: 703-993-1870
E-mail:
dkravitz@gmu.edu
Web: http://www.som2.gmu.edu/dkravitz/index.htm