South African Journal of Childhood Education 2024 Special Issue: We invite you to submit

AOSIS calls on all authors to participate in the South African Journal of Childhood Education 2024 special issue that will be published in the open-access scholarly journal. Submit your latest research for consideration, contribute to the open-access content available to everyone, and share your expertise with a wider audience.

Timelines:

• Submissions open: 28 June 2024
• Submissions deadline: 18 January 2025
• Expected publication date: 25 July 2025

We would be honoured to receive your positive reply and look forward to receiving your manuscript.

Advancing neurodiversity in education for equity, inclusion and employability.

The neurodiversity paradigm challenges pathologising accounts of neurodevelopmental differences in education and life in general. However, little is known about neurodiversity in the classroom, how teachers must effectively teach neurodiverse learners and what training is required for effective education of neurodiverse learners. This special issue calls for the advancement of neurodiversity in education. Pivotal to the neurodiversity paradigm is addressing inclusion for social justice in education.

This issue aims to address the reductive conceptualisations of neurodiversity for equity, inclusion and employability. Many parents wish to see their children become successful in school in preparation for the world of work. However, most learners with neurodiversity appear unable to acquire the necessary skills and competencies to enter the world of work. Others might be high functioning but misunderstood within the education systems.

This call proposes articles that will illuminate the role of teachers and education in addressing the learning needs of learners who are neurodiverse. Sharing best practices as well as challenges teachers have to be aware of and equip themselves to effectively deal with is desirous.

Objective:

• To advance the understanding of neurodiversity in education
• To link neurodiversity to the world of work
• To affirm the role played by families in neurodiversity and education

Recommended themes:

1. Understanding the concept of neurodiversity
2. Early childhood and neurodiversity
3. The idea of neurodiversity in the classroom
4. Neurodiversity-affirming learning contexts
5. Neurological differences and learning
6. The trauma of neurodiversity and learning
7. Neurodiversity and employability
8. Neurodiversity affirming world of work
9. Families of neurodiverse learners
10. Teachers and neurodiversity
11. Neuromethodology for education
12. Neuroimaging for teachers

Manuscript information:

Manuscript contributions may consist of the following:

• Manuscript submissions should be in English.
• Original Research articles must fully comply with the South African Journal of Childhood Education guidelines for manuscripts (maximum 5000 to 8000 words, 60 or fewer references with limited self-referencing; no more than 7 table/Figures).

Interested authors must consult the journal’s guidelines for manuscript submissions at sajce.co.za.

Submission procedure:

To submit your article to the South African Journal of Childhood Education, go to sajce.co.za. When you submit the article, select the ‘Advancing neurodiversity in education for equity, inclusion and employability’ as the article type. The submission portal will be accessible on sajce.co.za after login in with your personal user credentials. For more details on the submission procedure go to submission procedure. All submissions will undergo anonymous review to guarantee high scientific quality and relevance to the subject. The final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers and at the sole discretion of the Editor-in-Chief.

Of course, we will be happy to provide you with any assistance during the submission and application process. Kindly enquire at submissions@sajce.co.za.

All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of:

• Prof. Maximus Monaheng Sefotho (University of Johannesburg) – msefotho@uj.ac.za
• Prof. Veronica Dwarika (University of Johannesburg) – veronicam@uj.ac.za

We would be honoured to receive your positive reply and look forward to receiving your article.