ALISE 2014, Philadelphia, PA.Conference Theme: Educational Entrepreneurship

Part-Time and Adjuncts Special Interest Group

Proposed Session Theme: Casualties and Collateral Damages: A Critical Look at Educational Entrepreneurship.

2nd Call for Participation-- DEADLINE: June 24, 2013

In keeping with the 2014 ALISE conference theme, the Part-Time and Adjuncts SIG invites submissions for participation in a 4 person panel program that will examine the unintended consequences of educational entrepreneurship in LIS. This session offers an opportunity to take a critical look at the effects of the entrepreneurial approach in LIS education –in particular the possible negative outcomes of the introduction of alternatives to traditional education described as aiming to "improve the productivity, quality, and equity of American education" (Levin, 2006. [“Why is educational entrepreneurship so difficult?” Retrieved from http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/viewfile/download/54148/Why_is_educational_entrepreneurship_so_difficult.pdf]).

This call is open to all educators, administrators, and doctoral students in the field of library and information science.

Please submit a PDF document including your name, affiliation, contact information, title of your proposal/ topic you are interested in discussing, and a 500 word abstract/essay stating your critical perspective on the topic you are interested in discussing.

Submission must be made by June 24, 2011, to EasyChair https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=2014parttimeadjuncts (Create an account and log-in. Select New Submission then Submit)

For more information visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ALISEadjunct/message/209

Or contact Catherine Closet-Crane [log in to unmask]

Thank you,

C. Closet-Crane, PhD