In August, 2014, the International Council for Professors of Educational Leadership (ICPEL) Board provided the Educational Leadership Research Center (ELRC) the forum to publish the Education Policy Briefs.
Click here to visit the policy brief site in the Education Leadership Research Center
The purpose of the ELRC/ICPEL Education Policy Briefs is to help policymakers in advancing their knowledge and understanding of a variety of policies in learning through a focus of high-quality briefs. The briefs may be about existing policies or may inform new policy based on research. Additionally, there may be comparative analyses published related to policy. The editors welcome contributions from state, national, and international scholars. The criteria for acceptance of briefs are that they are analytical or critical, contribute to policy in the field, and are accessible to state, national, or international policymakers. Authors must consider social responsibility in developing the briefs. Publication guidelines can be found below.
ELRC/ICPEL Education Policy Briefs is an international refereed publication that will be a major resource to exchange information on education policy.
EDITORS AND EDITORIAL BOARDEDITORS
ELRC/ICPEL EDUCATION POLICY BRIEF PUBLICATION GUIDELINESThe Education Policy Brief must be concise as the name implies. Policymakers and their staff want the essence of the supporting research and the main points in terms of the policy recommendations of a policy in question. The Education Policy Brief must be coherent, easily read and understood, informative, and research based in order for the policymakers to quickly digest it and take away the cogent points.
The Education Policy Brief will be evaluated based on the following:
HOW TO SUBMIT AN EDUCATION POLICY BRIEFGo to NCPEA Publications FastTrack System to register an account.
Click here to visit the policy brief site in the Education Leadership Research Center
The purpose of the ELRC/ICPEL Education Policy Briefs is to help policymakers in advancing their knowledge and understanding of a variety of policies in learning through a focus of high-quality briefs. The briefs may be about existing policies or may inform new policy based on research. Additionally, there may be comparative analyses published related to policy. The editors welcome contributions from state, national, and international scholars. The criteria for acceptance of briefs are that they are analytical or critical, contribute to policy in the field, and are accessible to state, national, or international policymakers. Authors must consider social responsibility in developing the briefs. Publication guidelines can be found below.
ELRC/ICPEL Education Policy Briefs is an international refereed publication that will be a major resource to exchange information on education policy.
EDITORS AND EDITORIAL BOARDEDITORS
- Dr. Beverly J. Irby, Director of ELRC, Texas A&M University, College Station
- Dr. Mario Torres, Texas A&M University, College Station
- Dr. M. David Alexander, Virginia Tech
- Dr. James Berry, Eastern Michigan University
- Dr. Brad Bizzell, Radford University
- Dr. Brandon Core, Texas Association of School Administrators
- Dr. Fenwick English, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Dr. Linda K. Lemasters, George Washington University
- Dr. Jean Madsen, Texas A&M University, College Station
- Dr. Carol Mullen, Virginia Tech
- Dr. Robert Muller, Texas A&M University, College Station
- Dr. Debra E. Owens, Tennessee Department of Education
- Dr. Rosemary Papa, Northern Arizona State
- Dr. Will Place, St. Joseph University
- Dr. Autumn Tooms Cyprés, St. John's University
- Dr. Gwen Webb-Hasan, Texas A&M University, College Station
- Dr. Don Wise, California State University, Fresno
ELRC/ICPEL EDUCATION POLICY BRIEF PUBLICATION GUIDELINESThe Education Policy Brief must be concise as the name implies. Policymakers and their staff want the essence of the supporting research and the main points in terms of the policy recommendations of a policy in question. The Education Policy Brief must be coherent, easily read and understood, informative, and research based in order for the policymakers to quickly digest it and take away the cogent points.
The Education Policy Brief will be evaluated based on the following:
- Is there a persuasive argument?
- Is the Brief clear and organized?
- Does it present cogent arguments from current research in a concise and understandable manner?
- Is there a brief overview of the issue being presented?
- Does the author provide an advance organizer in terms of outlining the matter and what the reader is about the read?
- Does the author provide a brief background to the policy topic?
- Does the author clearly present opinions, principles, and evidence of the topic?
- Are recommendations stated clearly in the Brief?
- Does the author close with a convincing opinion and overarching recommendation and a concise statement?
HOW TO SUBMIT AN EDUCATION POLICY BRIEFGo to NCPEA Publications FastTrack System to register an account.
