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Request for Educational Computing R&D Papers

The Journal of Research on Computers in Education (JRCE)
announces a call for papers for a special thematic issue. The
focus of this JRCE issue is educational computing research
and development (R&D).

R&D has a different goal than educational research.
Educational research generally includes systematic inquiry,
quantitative and qualitative methods, and action research. By
comparison, R&D is the translation of theory and research
into practice and the creative design and development of new
products. Theory and research informs R&D by guiding practice
through prior knowledge. Creative work performed before and
after the use of systematic procedures draws on both human
insight and acquired knowledge used independently and in
combination. While an explicit prediction component increases
the reliability of the R&D process to produce effective
educational computing products, creative work is an equally
valid method to achieve educational computing goals. Though
educational research and R&D use dissimilar methods, they
both attempt to achieve the same outcomes.

Two sections for this thematic issue are planned, one which
addresses the R&D methods in educational computing and the
other which reports the results of studies on educational
computing R&D products and processes. In particular, JRCE
seeks manuscripts which address the following topics:

Section One: R&D Methods and Issues

* The nature and characteristics of the design and
development process in R&D-based educational computing

* The unique aspects of the R&D process as it relates to
educational computing and computers in education

* Methods for increasing the effectiveness of educational
computing R&D

* The role of and methods for formative evaluation in
educational computing R&D

* Implementation and planning issues for studies of
educational computing R&D

* The features of the implementation process, the features of
the organization in which a product is implemented, and their
impact on the designed product

Section Two: Studies of Educational Computing R&D

* Evaluations of the current educational computing R&D,
including both completed projects and works in progress

The final due date for submissions to this JRCE issue is
January 20, 1999. Submission procedures should follow the
regular JRCE guidelines. All manuscripts should be sent
directly to:

Alex Rath, Guest Editor, JRCE
University of Southwestern Louisiana
College of Education
Maxim Doucet Hall Room 453
P.O. Box 42051
Lafayette, LA 70504-2051 USA

Questions about this RFP and all editorial correspondence
should be directed to Alex Rath at <rattle@usl.edu>
or 318-482-5278.

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