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Principal Matters is a quarterly professional development paper-based journal for Australian secondary school leaders. Articles in Principal Matters centre on issues, trends, debates, reforms, research and developments in secondary education (at the school, district, regional, national, State/Territory and international levels) that impact on schools and the work of practising school leaders. The editorial board is seeking short articles (500-2,500 words) and photos for forthcoming issues of the journal. For detailed advice on how to write an article for professional colleagues, read Debra Brydon's writing guide. Practising principals, assistant/deputy principals, leading teachers and department/faculty heads are encouraged to submit articles for possible publication in the journal. However, the editorial board also warmly welcomes articles of interest to school leaders written by other educators, education policy-makers and education researchers. Your own topic, based on your own area of interest/expertise (and keeping in mind current issues, trends, debates, reforms, research and developments in education and educational leadership) is most welcome. The journal’s target audience is, of course, practising secondary school leaders throughout Australia. If you are not an Australian writer, some background information about your country’s education system and/or your school may be necessary at the beginning of your article. Any recommendations you might make to school leaders, based on your experience, knowledge or research would be most appreciated. Articles should be emailed directly to the Executive Editor, Ms Debra Brydon (as attached Word files or as plain email messages). Please do not format your article (e.g., columns, borders, etc.). Tables or graphs should not be included but should be explained as text. Acronyms should be spelled out in full the first time they are used, for the benefit of interstate or overseas readers. Only short reference lists can be included and titles may be changed to suit the style of the journal. All submitted articles, once selected for publication, may be edited for clarity, length or preferred grammatical style. Photos to accompany articles are especially welcome and should be sent at the same time as the article (as separate attachments to the text). They should not be embedded in the article itself but emailed separately, as attached jpeg files, saved at the highest possible resolution. Once submitted, articles will be reviewed by the editorial board for possible publication in a forthcoming issue. Prospective writers who wish to discuss a possible topic, or who would like to review a copy of Principal Matters before commencing writing, should email Ms Brydon with their request. Otherwise, articles should be emailed directly to her and their receipt will be confirmed by return email. Next article submission deadline: 1 February 2008. Email articles and photos to: brydon@cybertext.net.au How to subscribe to Principal Matters To obtain a subscription form for Principal Matters, either download an order form for Principal Matters or write to: Principal Matters, c/o VASSP, Unit 2, 13-21 Vale St, North Melbourne, Victoria 3051, Australia. International subscribers phone: Int. + 61 3 9326 8077 or fax: Int. + 61 3 9326 8147. Within Australia, phone (03) 9326 8077 or fax: (03) 9326 8147. Email: vassp@vpa.org.au for distribution or subscription queries. Email Journal Manager, Mr Arthur Toussaint, at: arthurtvassp@vpa.org.au to discuss advertising opportunities and costs. |
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