Children & Schools

A Journal of Social Work Practice

ISSN: 1532-8759

Published quarterly in January, April, July, and October

Children & Schools is the successor to Social Work in Education, established in 1978, and publishes professional articles that provide knowledge for school social workers and other social work practitioners who work with children in schools. The journal addresses practice issues faced by social workers employed in educational organizations and community agencies whose practice focuses on helping children and improving the conditions of children and schools. The editorial board welcomes articles on innovations in practice, research, and policy analysis. The board invites practitioners to share their practice experiences in scholarly articles.

Articles

Manuscripts for full-length articles should not exceed 20 pages, including tables and references. The entire review process is anonymous. At least three reviewers critique each manuscript; then the editor-in-chief makes a decision, taking those reviews into account. At this time, NASW Press does not accept electronic submissions.

Columns

Practice Highlights describes exemplary social work services in educational settings. Authors are encouraged to submit descriptive case studies of their direct work with individuals and families. The editorial board encourages a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration. Intended as a practitioner-to-practitioner resource, the column is more relaxed in style than are the regular articles. Manuscripts should be short—should not exceed six pages. The Practice Highlights editor may assist authors in developing potential articles for this column.

Resources for Practice identifies books, films, videotapes, software, and other professional resources of interest to school social workers and their colleagues. The editor of this column selects materials for review and solicits topics either related to articles or to social work practice. The journal does not accept unsolicited reviews.

As Readers See It provides a forum for letters and comments from readers. The editorial board welcomes opinions of interest to the field as well as comments on articles published in the journal. These comments or letters should not exceed two pages.

To prepare your manuscript in the proper format for submission, view Writing for the NASW Press: Information for Authors. Five copies of the manuscript should be sent to

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