Submissions
Authors are welcome to write on any of the themes or the regular section subjects and may also address any aspect of educational leadership and teaching practice.
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General Articles (2000-2500 words, including references)
Innovations in Education from a wide range of contexts:
- Early childhood
- Primary
- Secondary
- Remote
- Independent
- Indigenous
- International
- Other
Success Stories (800-2000 words)
Key focus could include areas:
- School improvement
- School development
- Case studies of leading or teaching excellence at system, school
(teacher, staff or students), classroom or organisational level.
- Leading change / innovations
- Other
Leadership Challenge (1000-1500 words)
Key focus could include areas such as:
- Reflections on one's own leadership journey
- Challenges faced by particular levels if leadership (i.e. middle leadership, senior leadership, emerging leadership, university leadership)
All references should use APA 7 formatting.
Please read through the submission criteria and complete the submission form below for each article you are submitting and email to [email protected].
Click here to download the AEL Submission Criteria & Guidelines for Authors.
Submission Dates and Themes for 2024
Issue 1 2024: 12th December 2023 – Reimagining schools
- Workplace issues of recruitment, development, flexible work arrangements, diversity, and retention of staff
- The brave new world of AI: pros and cons
- The role and place of STEM in schools
- Issue 2 2024: 12th March 2024 – Leading effective teams
- Mentoring and coaching for team development
- Issue 3 2024: 2nd July 2024 - A future beyond boundaries
- For schooling
- For educational leadership
- For the profession
- Issue 4 2024: 1st October 2024 – Moral purpose of leadership
- Workplace trust
- Supporting disadvantaged students and schools
If you need help with writing ...
For prospective authors who would like some suggestions regarding an idea they have for an article and/or feedback on a draft, we can connect you to one of the members of the AEL Editorial Board. If this is you, please send an email to: [email protected] identifying your ideas and the type of support you are seeking.