Education Management in the Middle East

Special issue call for papers from International Journal of Educational Management - Emerald Publishing

Deadline: 15th May 2016

The International Journal of Educational Management (IJEM) invites manuscripts for a Special Issue entitled ‘Educational Management in the Middle East’. Successful educational organizations all over the world endeavor to effectively satisfy the needs of all its stakeholders – the teachers, the support staff, the students, the parents, the governmental agencies, and the likes – by leveraging the art of educational management. It is through leveraging the talents of its teachers and the academic staff that the educational institutions create and install systems and processes which to positively impact to the overall growth, development and academic attainment of the students. This special issue of the IJEM aims to provide a platform for researchers to share their academic oriented work with fellow researchers, leaders, practitioners and education providers to bring excellence to educational institutions.

The International Journal of Educational Management (IJEM) addresses the increasingly complex role of the educational manager, offering international perspectives on common problems and providing a forum for the sharing of ideas, information and expertise. The articles published in this journal effectively meet the complex needs of principals, superintendents and directors of education interested in the practice and theory of educational management. The following are envisioned areas. This special issue will focus on, but not be limited to:
    
• Academic autonomy at workplace
• Educational institution as knowledge creating organization 
• Educational leadership and management
• Emotionally intelligent educational institutions
• Instructional leadership behaviors and student’s outcomes
• Leadership and school climate
• Leadership during organizational change
• Leadership style and school performance
• Managing high performance learners 
• Managing stakeholders’ expectations
• Motivating at-risk students 
• School as learning organization
• Talent management and workplace productivity
• Cultural Intelligence and Leadership Style

Important Dates:

Paper Submission Deadline:     May 15th, 2016
Paper Review:                         June 15th, 2016
Revised Paper Submission:      July 15th, 2016
Review & Paper Decision:        August 30th, 2016
Publication:                            TBA

Guidelines on Submission:

The papers submitted for this special issue of the IJEM will initially be filtered by a Guest Editor and then submitted for rigorous review by a qualified team of academicians. Successful papers will need to demonstrate a clear academic challenge together with a robust methodological approach to be considered for this special issue during the peer review process. All works need to be original.

• Please visit the International Journal of Educational Management at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journal/ijem to know more about the manuscript requirements. 
• Submissions to the International Journal of Educational Management are made using ScholarOne Manuscripts, the online submission and peer review system. Registration and access is available through http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ijem

Guest Editor:
• Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh
 College of Business Administration, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
 Email: sanjay.singh@adu.ac.ae