Mentoring within a Continuum of School Leadership Preparation

Edited by:
Tyrone Bynoe, St. Bonaventure University
James Ferrell, Northeastern State University
Renée Cambiano, Northeastern State University

A volume in the series: Perspectives on Mentoring. Editor(s): Benjamin Kutsyuruba, Queen’s University.

Call for Papers

BOOK DESCRIPTION:
The continuum of leadership preparation to be examined in this book consists of three phases: mentoring during university preparation programs, during initial years of work after become a school leader, and with school leaders having more than five years of experience in a leadership role. Propelled by considerable evidence about mentoring in school leadership preparation, the authors of this book seek to document further the critical role that mentoring plays in the maturity of school building leaders and school district leaders as well as using mentoring to promote the longevity of these school leaders. This book seeks both empirical and conceptual papers as chapters to comprise a book on mentoring as a vital part of developing school leaders within a continuum of educational leadership preparation.

TOPICS OF INTEREST:
• Mentoring future leaders during school administration programs
• Mentoring new leaders during the first five years of being a school or district leader
• Mentoring school leaders who have 6 or more years of experience as school or district leaders

PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS:
Book chapter proposals will consist of a word limit of 500 words. The title is required of the book chapter proposal, and this title is part of the word limit. On a second page of your book chapter proposal, please report your name, institutional affiliation, and complete contact details (address, phone number, and email address). The information on this second page will not count towards your book chapter proposal’s word count. Book chapter proposals are to be sent to Dr. Tyrone Bynoe starting October 15, 2024 and no later than December 15, 2024. When accomplishing this, please send your book chapter proposal as a MS Word file to tbynoe@sbu.edu.

CHAPTER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by December 15, 2025 about the status of their submission and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters, ranging from 7,000 to 8,000 words in Times New Roman 12, double spaced text, inclusive of title, abstract, manuscript, and references, should be submitted as a Microsoft Word email attachment by June 1, 2025 to tbynoe@sbu.edu. Manuscripts should conform to 7th edition APA style conventions. See Author Guidelines. Graphics and images may be included.

Chapters should draw from the author’s own research and/or conceptual constructs. Chapters also should include case studies or concrete examples as well as thoughtful questions for readers to engage in and think actively about concepts and processes. Central themes should be explained in text boxes to engage the reader respectively in the arguments or thematic principles presented. The end of the chapter should provide a summary of key reflections and insights on the chapter’s research methodology and findings or conceptual constructs and applications. This last chapter section also must include recommendations for additional reading that may provide a wide range of current sources for further exploration and encourage readers to expand their knowledge.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR PUBLICATION:
Book Chapter Proposal Submission: October 15, 2024 to December 15, 2024
Notification of Invite to Submit Chapter: February 15, 2025
Submission of Book Chapter: June 1, 2025
Reviews of Book Chapter Manuscripts Sent to Author(s): August 1, 2025
Receipt by Editors of Final Draft of Book Chapters: September 1, 2025
Final Book Submitted to Publisher: November 1, 2025
Anticipated Publication: January 31, 2026

Send all inquiries to Tyrone Bynoe at: tbynoe@sbu.edu

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