We are launching the International Journal of Education for Diversities (IJE4D). The journal is a fully peer-reviewed journal published by the Department of Teacher Education of the University of Helsinki (Finland) and will be published twice a year (one issue in 2012).

We will be accepting articles for the 1st issue to be published in November 2012 until August 31st 2012.

More about the Journal and submissions:http://blogs.helsinki.fi/e4diversities/the-international-journal-of-education-for-diversities/

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Aims and Scope

IJE4D seeks original and innovative research from authors across the world concerned with the following discussions:
- The influence of diversities on the work of educators (teacher trainees, teachers, university staff, adult educators, ‘informal’ educators, consultants) and students
- Teaching/learning about diversities
- Mobile education and diversities
- Links between ‘Home’ and institutions in relation to education for diversities
- ‘Diversities’ competence and its recognition (“assessment”)
- Language(s) in education for diversities
- Justice and ethics in education for diversities (bullying)
- Forms of racism (“without races”), xenophobia, xenophilia, ethnocentrism and discrimination in education
- The marketization and exploitation of diversities in education
- Leading and managing education for/in diversities.

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Editorial Board

Editor:
Fred Dervin, University of Helsinki, Finland

Associate Editors:
Julie Byrd Clark, Western University, Canada Regis Machart, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Assistant Editors:
Aminkeng Atabong, University of Helsinki, Finland Tuija Itkonen, University of Helsinki, Finland Heidi Layne, University of Helsinki, Finland Virginie Trémion, University of Lille, France

Book Review Editor:
Lim Sep Neo, Universiti Putra Malaysia

International Editorial Advisory Board:
Jo Angouri, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
Nathalie Auger, University of Montpellier, France
James Banks, University of Washington, USA
Marie-José Barbot, University of Lille, France
Zvi Bekerman, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Phyllis Bo-yuen Ngai, The University of Montana, USA
Claudia Borghetti, University of Bologna, Italy
Kielo Brewis, MIGRI, Finland
Vitallis Chikoko, University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa
Kenneth Cushner, Kent State University, USA
Patrick Danaher, The University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Elisabeth Elmeroth, Linnæus University, Sweden
Francesca Gobbo, University of Turin, Italy
David Hoffman, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Gunilla Holm, University of Helsinki, Finland
Prue Holmes, University of Durham, England, UK
Arto Kallioniemi, University of Helsinki, Finland
Terri Kim, Brunel University, UK
Celeste Kinginger, Penn State University, USA
Robinah Kyeyune, Makerere University, Uganda
Tony Liddicoat, University of South Australia, Australia
Soula Mitakidou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Danièle Moore, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Vanessa de Oliveira, University of Oulu, Finland
John Preston, University of East London, UK
Hanna Ragnarsdóttir, University of Iceland, Iceland
Damian Rivers, Osaka University, Japan
Karen Risager, Roskilde University, Denmark
Shi-xu, Zhejiang University, China
Mirja Talib, University of Helsinki, Finland
Kirsti Tirri, University of Helsinki, Finland
Albin Wagener, University of Angers, France
Celeste Yuen, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China
Zhu Hua, University of London, UK