Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management Due: 15th June 2023 Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar were among the most successful social scientists in bringing anthropological methods to organization studies in their Laboratory Life (1979/1986). Anticipating the wave of symbol-focused and cultural studies of organizations, Laboratory Life was the first close-up picture of work that was not done in the normative … Continue reading Call for papers: Out in the field with Bruno Latour

Journal of Organizational Ethnography The workplace has long been a central venue for ethnographic studies, reflecting the centrality of work in people’s lives. Workplace ethnographies have generated deep insights into the different work life experiences among which organizational structure, managerial and employee behaviour, workplace conflicts, power relations and workplace culture. However, the changing nature of … Continue reading Call for papers: New Directions in Workplace Ethnography

   The future of interpretivist research methodology is phygital: towards smart data to address marketplace dynamics and consumer paradoxes in hybrid (physical & digital) settings Submission deadline: 30 June, 2023 Most scholars across different disciplines approach interpretivism in opposition to positivism, which values objectivity (Hunt, 1991). In contrast to positivism, interpretivism promotes the idea that … Continue reading Call for papers: Qualitative Market Research

Putting lived experiences at the heart of research: showcasing the creative use of participatory inquiry in health and social care The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has underlined and exacerbated underlying fissures in health and social care provision worldwide. This special issue comes at a time when health and social care as a profession and … Continue reading Call for papers: Educational Action Research

Spring 2023 Theme – Children’s and Young Adult Literature in Urban Schools In 1990, Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop coined the term Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass doors in reference to diversity in children’s and young adult literature. This concept has been explored over the past 30 years within the research literature. However, there have been … Continue reading Call for papers: The Literacy and Urban Schools Journal

Special Theme Issue Editors: Tiffany A. Flowers, Danielle Walker, Joy Valentine    Deadline for Submissions: November 1, 2022 CFP: The purpose of this special theme issue is to publish work related to the experience of Black, Indigenous, and other people of color inside and outside of educational institutions. As co-editors, we believe this encompasses the spectrum of P-Adult … Continue reading Call for papers: Special issue of Journal of Research Initiatives

Critical Energy Literacy: Intersectional Approaches to Research, Pedagogy, and ActivismManuscript submission deadline: January 31st, 2023Amidst the growing climate crisis, critically informed understanding of energy sources and associated socioenvironmental impacts is more important than ever. The theory of critical energy literacy was developed in response to such dynamics (Lowan-Trudeau and Fowler, 2022). Critical energy literacy employs … Continue reading Call for Papers: Journal of Environmental Studies and Science

Education in a Pivotal Time: The Moment for Inspiration, Innovation, and Change We are welcoming manuscripts for the Spring 2023 publication about innovative and inspiring research and practices at any level of education. We are anticipating articles which open possibilities for inclusive, equitable and socially just spaces for teaching, learning, and change. We encourage submissions … Continue reading Call for papers: Learning Landscapes

This special issue seeks to elaborate on the theme of contemporary challenges and opportunities in rural education. Authors are free to engage the theme discretely or simultaneously. Why do contemporary challenges and opportunities in rural education matter? There is a long history of considering rural spaces as lacking. Rural spaces are unique unto themselves and … Continue reading Call for papers: “Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities in Rural Education”

 "Pedagogies Under Constraint: The Practices of Teaching and Learning in Prison Higher Education"There is no shortage of writing describing the transformative impacts of postsecondary prison-based teaching and learning. Indeed, one need not look far to encounter a collection of transformation-oriented claims about teaching and learning in prison. Higher education in prison is described as liberatory … Continue reading Call for submissions: Journal of Higher Education in Prison