Social Science News

Study finds part-time mums have healthier kids

2010-03-16T00:00:00Z

A paper, published in Social Science and Medicine, has revealed that mothers who work part-time are more likely to have healthier children than those who work full-time or who are not in the workforce.

Reality TV shows 'leading youngsters to have cosmetic surgery'

2010-03-16T00:00:00Z

Further coverage of the results published in the journal Body Image, which shows that those who had favourable impressions of reality TV shows featuring cosmetic surgery were also more likely to have an interest in pursuing surgery.

Even faster publication times for Social Science and Medicine

2010-03-15T00:00:00Z

See your accepted manuscript online on ScienceDirect one week after acceptance.

Learning in Digital Worlds: Selected Contributions from the CAL 09 Conference

2010-03-12T00:00:00Z

Computers & Education, Volume 54, Issue 3, April 2010. Guest Edited by Jean Underwood and Avril Loveless.

The Community of Inquiry Framework: Ten Years Later

2010-03-11T00:00:00Z

The Internet and Higher Education, Volume 13, Issues 1-2, January 2010. Guest Edited by Karen Swan and Phil Ice.

Anthropological Perspectives on Learning and Teaching Legitimate Peripheral Participation Revisited

2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2010. Guest Edited by Sara Delamont.

Special Issue Eye tracking as a tool to study and enhance multimedia learning

2010-03-08T00:00:00Z

Journal of Learning and Instruction, Volume 20, Issue 2, April 2010. Guest Edited by Tamara van Gog and Katharina Scheiter.

Special Issue Assessment of Competencies

2010-03-05T00:00:00Z

Guest Edited by Andreas Frey and Johannes Hartig. Studies in Educational Evaluation, Volume 35, Issues 2-3, June to September 2009.

Perspectives on Math Difficulty and Disability in Children

2010-03-04T00:00:00Z

Guest Edited by Paul T. Cirino and Daniel B. Berch. Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 20, Issue 2, April 2010.

New Special Issue Challenges in Evaluation of Environmental Education Programs and Policies

2010-03-03T00:00:00Z

Guest Edited by Matthew Birnbaum and Kara Crohn. Evaluation and Program Planning, Volume 33, Issue 2, May 2010.

Video and Audio Enhancements in your Article!

2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

Did you know that with Elsevier education journals, you can upload supplementary data (audio, video and graphical) files to be published online alongside your article? Why not submit an article today.

Announcing new Associate Editor for Economics of Education Review

2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

We are pleased to welcome Professor Clive Belfield, City University, New York to the journal.

Visit Elsevier at AAAL 6th - 9th March 2010

2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

Find out all the latest news from our Linguistics journals.

New Journal Format Advances in Life Course Research Now Online

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

First issues of the recently launched journal Advances in Life Course Research are available online.

The use of bullying and homophobic language

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

Elsevier’s Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology surveyed 253 high school students about their use of bullying, peripheral bullying and use of homophobic epithets.

Understanding Unequal Voter Turnout

2010-02-25T00:00:00Z

In an effort to better understand the reasons for unequal voter turnout, Elsevier’s Electoral Studies explores the role of leftwing forces, as well as the role of electoral institutions.

The role and influence of peers on adolescent sexual behaviours

2010-02-24T00:00:00Z

In Elsevier’s latest Journal of Adolescence, a new paper focuses on the role of peer social networks in influencing sexual behaviour among adolescents.

New Special Issue on Rethinking Indirection in interaction

2010-02-23T00:00:00Z

Journal of Pragmatics, Volume 42, Issue 2, February 2010. Edited by Scott Kiesling.

Online Submission launched for Assessing Writing

2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

As of the 1st February 2010 articles can be submitted to the journal Assessing Writing via the Elsevier online submission system, EES.

Online submission now available for Assessing Writing

2010-02-04T00:00:00Z

You can now submit your articles to Assessing Writing online via the online submission system.