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PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR
AUSTRALIAN SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS
If you’re an Australian Special Education teacher, please give
us your views on the extent to which a set of draft statements
describing the essential work of special education teachers
apply to you. This research is being conducted by Associate
Professor Ian Dempsey and Dr. Kerry Dally from the University
of Newcastle.
If you’d like more information about this research, please follow
the link below and, if after reading the Information Statement
you agree to participate, you can complete the questionnaire
online.
newcastle.edu.au/survey0066
Kind regards,
Ian Dempsey and Kerry Dally
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Australasian Journal of
of The Editor seeks articles in line with the theme of the journal — the
delivery of educational programs to persons with special education Australian Association of Special Education
Special Education needs: case studies, position papers, research reports, review papers
and descriptions of research-based programs or classroom practices.
Articles may be original qualitative or quantitative research papers, Important — Instructions for Authors
literature reviews, or conceptual articles relevant to any aspect of
The Australian Association of Special Education (AASE) aims
to enhance access for students with special education needs to special education practice and policy. Further information at journals.cambridge.org/jse
quality educational programs, promote professional standards Editor Contact SUBMISSION • Use single quotation marks, except where ‘a quotation is “within” a
of a high order and to support research that informs the delivery For any queries contact the Assistant Editor at 1. Australasian Journal of Special Education (AJSE) accepts submissions quotation’, to introduce a word or phrase used as an ironic comment,
of special education in the Australian context. through ScholarOne for online submission and peer review. To be as slang, or as an invented or coined expression. Use quotation marks
Genevieve.Farrell@newcastle.edu.au reviewed for possible publication in this journal, authors must follow the first time the word or phrase is used; do not use them again. Do not
To further these aims, The Australasian Journal of Special Education Peer Review Policy the instructions below. New users first need to create an account. use quotation marks to introduce a technical or key term; italicise the
Once logged on, submission must be made through the ‘Author term instead. Long quotations of 40 words or more should be format-
publishes articles for a readership professionally engaged or All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, Centre.’ At least two separate files need to be submitted online via ted as a block quotation and italicised.
interested in the education of students with special needs or the based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ajse • Do not use any footnotes. Endnotes should be kept to a minimum and
education of those who will work with these students. least two expert referees. Authors must submit listed at the end of the text under the heading ‘Notes’.
• a Title Page. This should include (a) article title; (b) name, credentials, 6. Tables and Figures. Both tables and figures should be titled with a short,
affiliation, address, telephone number(s), and email address of the concise description, numbered separately but consecutively, and referenced
Joint Editors-in-Chief David Chard Kathleen Liberty corresponding author; (c) the names, credentials, and affiliations of all at least once in text. Tables and figures should be kept to a minimum.
Umesh Sharma Southern Methodist University, USA University of Canterbury, New Zealand authors; (d) any acknowledgements, financial disclosure information, 7. Tables should be placed at the end of the manuscript, not in the main
Monash University, Australia Loh Sau Cheong Gordon Lyons including conflicts of interest statements, author notes, and/or other text text. Their approximate positions in the text should be indicated by the
Michael Arthur-Kelly University of Malaya, Malaysia that could identify the authors to reviewers; and (e) that this manuscript is words, ‘Please insert Table X about here’. Horizontal and vertical lines
The University of Newcastle, Australia an original work that has not been submitted to or published anywhere else. should be used sparingly.
The University of Newcastle, Australia Susan Colmar
The University of Sydney, Australia Alison Madelaine A word count and suggested running header of no more than 50 characters 8. Figures, graphs, illustrations and photographs (not tables) should be
Assistant Editor Linda De George-Walker Macquarie University, Australia including spaces should also be provided, along with a maximum of 6 prepared to the correct size and each one supplied as an individual file,
Genevieve Farrell Central Queensland University, Australia Louise Mercer keywords. This document is separate from the article and not shared with separate to the manuscript file. Include placement instructions in the
The University of Newcastle, Australia Nancy Devlin Australian Catholic University, Australia the reviewers. manuscript, such as ‘Please insert Figure X about here’.
Charles Darwin University, Australia • the article document (Main Document). This document must be • Figures created in Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint need to be
Paul Pagliano
Book Review Editor Margaret Dowrick James Cook University, Australia
blinded and include an abstract not exceeding 200 words that provides saved as PDFs.
a brief overview of the aims, method, and major findings. • Figures created in a drawing program should be saved as EPS (encap-
Sue O’Neill University of Western Sydney, Australia 2. Review. AJSE uses a double-blind review process. Manuscripts are sulated postscript) files.
University of New South Wales, Australia
David Paterson
Coralie Driscoll initially assigned to the Editor and screened. If considered suitable for • Figures created in Photoshop or other photographic software should be
Macquarie University, Australia University of Canberra, Australia
peer review, the manuscript is blind peer reviewed by at least two expert saved with a minimum resolution of 600 dpi and in TIFF format. Mini-
Associate Editors Petra Engelbrecht Kim Fong Poon-McBrayer reviewers. The review process generally takes 3 to 4 months, not including mum resolution for scanned graphics is 300dpi for halftone work (e.g.,
David Evans Canterbury Christ Church University, UK Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong any times of revision by the author. When reviews are returned, the photographs) and 600 dpi for line art, and these should also be in TIFF
The University of Sydney, Australia Jerry Ford Sue Ralph Editor considers reviewers’ comments, independently evaluates the format. All figures and graphs should be in black and white line art (art-
Phil Foreman Flinders University, Australia University of Northampton, UK manuscript, and makes an editorial decision to reject, request a revision work that has only text and lines, no shades of grey or blocks of colour).
The University of Newcastle, Australia Desiree Gallimore with further peer review, request a revision subject to review by the • All photographs should be supplied as separate files in JPEG or TIFF for-
Jacqueline Roberts
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Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong Griffith University, Australia comments. Although feedback will usually be provided to authors, the of each photograph should be above 200KB).
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Western Washington University, USA Brian Hemmings University of Canberra, Australia providing a rationale for the decision. Final decisions regarding accept- the author to test that the fonts have been embedded correctly and there
Jennifer Stephenson Charles Sturt University, Australia Jeff Sigafoos ance of a manuscript will be made by the Editor. is no distortion in the artwork (e.g., lines and fonts reproduce cleanly with
Macquarie University, Australia Bronwyn Hemsley Victoria University of Wellington, 3. Publishing Ethics. AJSE considers all manuscripts on the strict no jagged lines or fuzzy edges), as any such faults cannot be corrected by
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New Zealand • the manuscript is your own original work, and does not duplicate any • A list of figure captions should follow the tables in the manuscript
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The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA Australia Iva Strnadová originality checks your paper may have to undergo during the peer review 11. Conflicts of Interest. Conflict of interest exists when an author has
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Volume 39 | Issue 2 | December 2015 Volume 39 | Issue 2 | December 2015
ISSN 1030–0112
Contents Australasian Journal of
Special
Articles Asperger’s and Girls: What Teachers Need 128
Teacher Perceptions of Factors for Successful 97 to Know
Inclusive Early Childhood Education in Belinda Jarman and Christopher Rayner
Hong Kong
Education
Insights Into the Support Services 143
Frances Lai Mui Lee, Alexander Seeshing Yeung,
Katrina Barker, Danielle Tracey for Students With Vision Impairment
and Jesmond C. M. Fan Poulomee Datta and Carolyn Palmer
Volume
Parent Perspectives on Sources of 113
Information About Autism Spectrum
Disorder Interventions in Australia
39 Issue
Sarah Carlon, Jennifer Stephenson and Mark Carter
Journal of the Australian Association of Special Education
2 December 2015
Journal of the Australian Association of Special Education
Joint Editors-in-Chie
Editors-in-Chief
ISSN 1030–0112 Umesh Sharma
Monash University
Michael Arthur-Kelly
University of Newcastle
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