[AISWorld] CFP -Strategically Influencing On-line Education: Power, Politics, and Social Dynamics

[Celia Livermore]

*International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies
(IJWLTT)*

*Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association*

*www.igi-global.com/ijwltt* <http://www.igi-global.com/ijwltt>**

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*SPECIAL ISSUE on Strategically Influencing On-line Education: Power,
Politics, and Social Dynamics*

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*Submission Due Date: September 15, 2011 **(Expression of Interest requested
by July 31, 2011)** *

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*Special Issue Editors:*

*Mahesh S. Raisinghani, TWU School of Management, Executive MBA Program, USA
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*Celia Romm Livermore, School of Business Administration, Wayne State
University, USA *



*Introduction*

The power and politics (or social dynamics) of the on-line classroom, the
politics of getting a large organization, like a university, to adopt
educational technologies to promote specific political agendas in classrooms
(e.g., the utilization of the Web during the Obama campaign to promote
support for the presidential candidate Obama among school children), the use
of on-line technologies for ideological indoctrination or "influencing" in
the educational systems of extremist groups of all religions and issues of
power and politics that are related to the on-line education of special
needs minorities such as people who are physically/intellectually
challenged, people of color, women, migrants, and so forth. The changing
dimensions of ‘technology’ and ‘learning’ have significant impact globally. The
recent success of China and India in moving into the production of high
value-added, high-technology products has caused political leaders and their
advisors to re-evaluate the global economic challenge. The OECD recently
acknowledged that emerging economies including China and India were moving
up the value chain to compete with Western organizations for high-tech
products and R&D investment. There has been major growth in all OECD
countries for expansion into higher education. Canada was the first country
to achieve the target of over 50 percent of people aged 25 and 34 to enter
the job market with a tertiary level qualification, followed by Korea, which
has engineered a massive growth in tertiary provision since 1991. While much
of the international business and policy literature has focused on
education, globalization, the use of innovation and creative enterprise; it
has ignored the shift towards global standardization or alignment within
companies, where technology is the key enabler and facilitator.



*Objective*

Technology, learning, education and supporting globalization through
innovation and creativity leading to a globalized knowledge economy are the
main emphasis of this Special Issue of the *International Journal of
Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT). *More specifically,
the issue focuses on the impact of globalization on education and business,
the changing dimensions of the WBLT technologies and uses, sharing
educational experiences and situations including (but not limited to)
distance learning, collaborative work, constructivist approaches in on-line,
traditional and hybrid class-rooms, designing blended learning and programs,
importance of dialogue in distance education programs, CSCL, network
learning, etc. while focusing on the world economies with respect to these
worldwide changing perspectives and the creation of a globalized knowledge
economy.

*Recommended Topics:*

Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited
to) the following:

·         Power And Politics In Online/E-Education

·         Politics Of Implementation Of E-Learning Initiatives From The
Administration’s Perspective

·         Politics Of Adoption & Implementation Of E-Learning Initiatives
>From The Individual/Department’s Perspective

·         Politics Of Implementation Of E-Learning Initiatives From The
Student’s Perspective

·         Impact Of Globalization On Education And Business

·         Globalization And Technology: Changing Paradigm

·         Macro Issues In Globalization, E-Education And E-Learning

·         Creation Of Globalized Knowledge Economies

·         Cross Cultural Analyses Of Globalization, Education And
International Business Perspectives

·         International Perspectives On Technology And Education

·         Macro Issues In Global Businesses, E-Education And Communities

·         Technology Enablement Of Global Businesses, Higher Education And
International Business

·         Best Practices In International Learning, Education And Technology

·         Building Multi-Disciplinary Teams For Web-Based Learning And
Teaching

·         Building Web-Based Learning Communities

·         Constructivist Approaches To Web-Based Learning And Teaching

·         Decision Making In Implementing Web-Based Learning And Teaching

·         Knowledge Building Using Web-Based Learning And Teaching
Technologies

·         Management Side Of Web-Based Learning And Teaching

·         Network Learning Using WLTT

·         Project Management For Implementing WLTT

·         Related Issues That Impact The Overall Utilization And Management
Of Web-Based Technologies In Education

·         Web-Based CSCL

·         Web-Based Technologies Enabled Pedagogical Scenarios

·         Web-Based Technologies Enabled Pedagogical Systems And Programs

·         WLTT Implementation: Models, Methods, And Frameworks

·         Innovative Education Models Worldwide

·         Schools Impacting Globalization And International Business
Education

·         Education Impacting Local And Global Communities

·         Globalization, Education And Learning: Case Studies



*Submission*

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special
theme issue on *Strategically Influencing On-line Education: Power,
Politics, and Social Dynamics* *on or before** **September 15, 2011*. All
submissions must be original and may not be under review by another
publication. Interested authors should consult the journal’s guidelines for
manuscript submissions at
http://www.igi-global.com/Files/AuthorEditor/guidelinessubmission.pdf.  All
submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis.
Papers must follow APA style for reference citations. Final decision
regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews
received from the reviewers. All submissions must be forwarded
electronically to either one of this IJWLTT special issue editors.



*All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of:*

Mahesh S. Raisinghani: mraisinghani at twu.edu

Celia Romm Livermore
ak1667 at wayne.edu<https://owa.twu.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=990948c7f3f04e87a2ede8e4c7590912&URL=mailto%3aak1667%40wayne.edu>


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Celia Romm Livermore (PhD)
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)
School of Business Administration
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
Personal e-mail address: ak1667 at wayne.edu
IJEP site: www.igi-global.com/IJEP <http://www.igi-global.com/IJEP>

Program Chair and President Elect GITM World Conference 2012
Global Information Technology Management Association (GITMA)
GITMA site: http://www.gitma.org/ <http://www.gitma.org/>
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