InterActions: UCLA Journal of Education and Information Studies

InterActions: UCLA Journal of Education and Information Studies

http://escholarship.org/uc/gseis_interactions

Publisher: UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies

Throughout the social sciences and humanities, there is a continuing 
trend toward interdisciplinarity. An important goal of InterActions is 
to further, in a careful and coherent way, this process of 
cross-fertilization. Within education, there is increasing awareness 
both of the connections between the various sub-disciplines in the 
field, as well as between education and other fields in the academy.

Likewise, in information studies, scholars have begun to challenge 
traditional practices and suggest new and different directions for 
research. Currently, work in fields as diverse as legal theory, literary 
criticism, design, and technology studies are profoundly impacting 
developments in educational and information studies research. 
Furthermore, traditionally separate areas of research in information 
studies and education, such as sociology, curriculum, policy, and 
psychological studies are being connected by researchers in new and 
innovative ways. We believe that when perspectives from diverse 
traditions are brought together, the interests, power, and 
practicability of research are multiplied.

At a time when education and the management of information have again 
moved to center stage in public debates, there is a great deal of 
controversy over the best purposes, practices, and organization of 
educational institutions and information systems at various 
institutional levels. Another important goal of InterActions is to offer 
a timely and reasoned contribution to these debates.

Our aim is to provide critical commentary on current issues and to 
promote perspectives that aid the development of educational projects 
and information systems that can serve the cause of social justice. Much 
of the public discourse about education and information management is 
driven by superficial analysis and misinformation; in this regard, our 
goal is to offer a variety of critical interventions that will help to 
move discussions of both education and information studies to a more 
informed, creative, and politically engaged level.

ISSN: 15483320

Please send an electronic version of your submission in Word or Rich 
Text (rtf) format to: interactions@gseis.ucla.edu.

In addition, send four paper copies of your submission to:

UCLA - Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
InterActions: UCLA Journal of Education and Information Studies
214 GSEIS Building - Box 951520
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1520

Abstracts available online. Articles available in PDF format.

Online content is free through Open Access.

Current Issue: Volume 1 Number 1 2004

Date: 10 Dec. 2004