Inter-American Journal of Education for Democracy: Announcements

Call for Papers on

2012-05-25T13:33:45-04:00

Cuernavaca, Morelos. April 05, 2011.

Dear Colleagues:

As editor of the Revista Interamericana de Educación para la Democracia/ International Journal of Education for Democracy (RIED/IJED) it is my pleasure to invite you to send in any of your research articles dealing with the subject of interculturality in education for democracy. The subject we are especially interested in is education in indigenous communities in America and the questions surrounding it, such as curriculum designs, the state government and Educational Ministry’s attitudes and decrees, analysis on the relationship between a democratic education and the processes of curriculum and professor selection.

The concept of interculturality refers to the mingling of two diverse cultures and the co-existence between them with the hope of a beneficial and fruitful exchange. With this concept in mind, we are looking for articles that address the current issues of education for indigenous communities.

This of course, is a fragile subject. Interculturality clashes with the current issue of acculturation, which is the coming together of two cultures but one resulting more dominant than the other. It is present in governmental approaches to education. However, specialists have found that citizenship and citizenship education is one of the stands from which indigenous communities could work for change without the initial mindset of overruling one culture with the other, but rather finding a way to co-exist, always respecting the other’s values and history.

If you are interested, please visit the journal’s official website http://www.ried-ijed.org/ where you will find more detailed information on the extension and the style in which you can send your contributions.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Medardo Tapia Uribe

RIED/IJED Editor

Head Researcher

Regional Center for Multidisciplinary Research

National Autonomous University of Mexico (CRIM, UNAM)

Call for Papers on Interculturality

2011-04-05T15:20:51-04:00

Cuernavaca, Morelos. April 05, 2011.

Dear Colleagues:

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Medardo Tapia Uribe

RIED/IJED Editor

Head Researcher

Regional Center for Multidisciplinary Research

National Autonomous University of Mexico (CRIM, UNAM)

Call for Papers on Education for Democracy

2011-04-05T15:11:38-04:00

Cuernavaca, Morelos. April 05, 2011.

Dear Colleagues:

As editor of the Revista Interamericana de Educación para la Democracia/ International Journal of Education for Democracy (RIED/IJED), it is my pleasure to invite you to send in your research articles on education for democracy from any country in America and the Caribbean. The International Journal of Education for Democracy is an online bilingual journal, soon to be complemented with a printed series that for the last four years, has released one issue per semester.

The journal is sponsored and supported by the Organization of American States and their Inter-American Program on Education for Democratic Values and Practices, along with the Indiana University, the University of Toronto, and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

So far, we have received collaborations from several countries in America, insightful research articles addressing topics on democracy in education, the shaping of citizenship awareness as well as governmental and societal approach to education on a national and international level.

At the moment, we are inviting authors to send in any articles based on research results that might further the discussion on education for democracy, as well as offer analytical insight on the subject. Both these contributions may deal with the educational processes in school or extra-school environments; various aspects of educational policies, curricular developments; pedagogical practices or democratic teachings in urban scenes; government initiatives and civic organizations. The articles may analyze programs that specifically promote education for democracy, or may focus on other aspects clearly related to the subject, such as, intercultural education, education on human rights, education for peace, education for gender equality, government programs based on civic participation with citizenship building objectives.

If you are interested, please visit the journal’s official website http://www.ried-ijed.org/ where you will find more detailed information on the extension and style in which you can send your contributions.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Medardo Tapia Uribe

RIED/IJED Editor

Head Researcher

Regional Center for Multidisciplinary Research

National Autonomous University of Mexico (CRIM, UNAM)

Dr. Medardo Tapia Letter of Introduction

2011-04-05T15:02:41-04:00

Cuernavaca, Morelos. April 05, 2011.

Dear Colleagues:

It is my pleasure to inform you that starting this year, I have assumed the position as editor of the Revista Interamericana de Educación para la Democracia/ International Journal of Education for Democracy (RIED/IJED).

I accept the responsibility under heavy expectations, mainly due to the initiative, quality and commitment of my predecessor, Dr. Bradley Levinson, who is currently the Director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies in the University of Indiana and also a member of the Multinational and Inter-institutional Editorial Council which also collaborated for the start of this project and whose members we thank for their collaboration. Special appreciation must go out to the International Program for Education on Values and Democratic Practices of the American States Organization (in Spanish known as: la Organización de los Estados Americanos, OEA), which pursued the journal’s creation and continues to be committed to its continuity and fortification; it should also be recognized that institutionally, the University of Indiana is responsible for the first volumes of the Journal, with support from the University of Toronto and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

It is important to clarify that the RIED/IJED has confirmed the continued support from all the institutions that collaborated together with great determination in its conception. However, with the recent change of staff, we seize this opportunity to take on a horizon of consolidation and to tackle the challenges that this very experience has revealed, as well as the challenges that democracy and education pose for America and the world. As a matter of fact, some of the answers to these challenges are the product of a query that was reached during the last meeting of countries participating in the Regional System for Citizen Competitions (in Spanish: Sistema Regional de Competencias Ciudadanas, SREDECC), which took place in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on October of 2010.

For the time being, we are putting together two monographic volumes and a printed series in order to incorporate RIED/IJED into international data bases which will widen its consultation and distribution.

I hope to be able to fulfill the expectations of the RIED/IJED readers in this process of fortification, and more importantly, I hope to keep counting with your collaboration. I am at your disposal for any proposals or consultations.

Yours Sincerely,

Dr. Medardo Tapia Uribe

RIED/IJED Editor

Head Researcher

Regional Center for Multidisciplinary Research

National Autonomous University of Mexico (CRIM, UNAM)