IAP BOOK SERIES
Issues in the Research, Theory, Policy, and Practice of Urban Education
This series focuses on contemporary issues related to education in urban contexts. Our primary aim is create a substantive body of research and scholarship that can contribute to the field and improve understanding of the theory, practice, and policy of urban education. We are particularly interested in books, research studies, as and single authored and edited volumes which provide critical and/or innovative perspectives on urban education and examine how is currently conceived, enacted, and transformed in educational contexts.
We invite manuscripts which are focused on the following and related issues:
Race and Ethnicity
Poverty and Socioeconomics
Equity, Access, and Outcomes
Ethics, Morals, and Values
Multiculturalism, Antiracism, and Social Justice
Social Class and Privilege
Gender and Sexuality
Policy, Practice, and Politics
Community Relations
Leadership and School Improvement
Accountability, Achievement, and Assessment
Multinational, Global, and Comparative Approaches
Manuscript Proposal Process
Proposals should be approximately 6-8 pages and should be submitted to Denise Armstrong (denise.armstrong@brocku.ca) or Brenda McMahon (bmcmahon@fsu.edu)
Please provide the following information for the purpose of our editorial review:
Overview and Statement of Purpose: A brief outline of the focus, rationale, objectives, and purpose of your book. What approach(es) or perspective(s) do you use? Does your book address a need in the field? How is your book different from other texts that focus on urban education? Who is your potential target audience and market? Is your book intended to be a core or supplementary text?
Content: An outline your proposed table of contents, a synopsis of each chapter. Indicate the approximate length of each chapter and the total manuscript. Also include at least two chapters, as well as your references, figures, and appendices.
Publication Schedule: Proposed timelines for completion
Author Information: An outline of the experience(s), background, qualifications, etc., that inform your project.
Books in this Series:

Convictions of Conscience
How Voices From the Margins Inform Public Actions and Educational Leadership
2019Brenda J. McMahon, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Lisa R. Merriweather, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Teach & Thrive
Wisdom from an Urban Teacher's Career Narrative
2016Kristina Valtierra, Colorado College

Working (With/out) the System
Educational Leadership, Micropolitics and Social Justice
2016James Ryan, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education; Denise E. Armstrong, Brock University

Struggling for Inclusion
Educational Leadership in a Neo-Liberal World
2012James Ryan, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

Student Engagement in Urban Schools
Beyond Neoliberal Discourses
2012Brenda J. McMahon, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte; John P. Portelli, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

Leadership from the Ground Up
Effective Schooling in Traditionally Low Performing Schools
2012Michele A. Acker-Hocevar, Washington State University; Marta I. Cruz-Janzen, Florida Atlantic University; Cynthia L. Wilson, Florida Atlantic University

Schools as Radical Sanctuaries
Decolonizing Urban Education through the Eyes of Youth of Color
2011René Antrop-González, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
- Policy & Politics of Education
- Urban Education
- Multicultural Education
- Social Context of Education
- International & Comparative Education
- Advances in Service-Learning Research
- Caribbean Discourse in Inclusive Education
- Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association Book Series
- Cognition, Equity & Society: International Perspectives
- Comparative International Research
- Conducting Research in Education Finance: Methods, Measurement, and Policy Perspectives
- Contemporary Perspectives on Access, Equity, and Achievement
- Contemporary Perspectives on Educational Politics and the Law
- Contemporary Perspectives on Multicultural Gifted Education
- Contemporary Perspectives on School Turnaround and Reform
- Critical Constructions: Studies on Education and Society
- Current Issues in Out-of-School Time
- Current Perspectives in Demography
- Current Perspectives on Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Education
- Current Perspectives on School/University/Community Research
- Current Research in Rural and Regional Education
- Current Social and Cultural Issues: Challenges and Solutions
- Education Equity and Justice Series
- Education Policy in Practice: Critical Cultural Studies
- Educational Policy and Law