E-Source for College Transitions is a bi-monthly electronic newsletter published by the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. Its primary purpose is to provide practical strategies for supporting student learning and success. Articles on a variety of topics related to student transitions are welcome, especially those focusing on:
- Strategies for addressing the first-year, sophomore, senior,
and transfer transitions at different types of institutions
- Strategies for assessing student learning or experiences,
programs,
or courses
- Innovative teaching strategies
- Descriptions of institutional initiatives with demonstrated results
- Alternative funding sources for curricular initiatives, programs,
and services
- Programs addressing the needs of special student populations
(e.g., adult learners, ethnic and racial minority students,
first-generation students, GLBT students)
- Short descriptions of new and relevant print and online resources
Guidelines follow for those who would like to submit articles related to significant student transitions for consideration.
Audience
E-Source readers include academic and student affairs administrators and faculty from a variety of fields at all types of institutions.
Style
A limited number of feature-length stories will be interspersed with shorter research briefs or news items. Tables, figures, and artwork will be included on a space-available basis. Limited references can be printed. Articles, tables, figures, and references should adhere to APA (American Psychological Association) style. Annotations of new resources should include the following: complete title of the publication, author(s) or editor(s), publisher, publication date, and complete URL if source is available online. E-Source does not publish endorsements of products for sale.
Format
Submissions should be sent via e-mail as a Microsoft Word attachment.
Length
Feature-length articles should be 500–1,000 words. Brief articles should be 250–500 words. Annotations of new resources should be no more than 50-100 words. The editor reserves the right to edit submissions for length.
Copyright
Articles shall not have been registered for copyright or published elsewhere prior to publication in E-Source. All photographs must include a signed release form and the name of photographer or copyright owner.
Contact Information
Contact information will be published with each article selected for publication in E-Source. Please include the following information with your submission: name, position title, department, institution, address, phone number, and e-mail address.
Suggested Article Outline
Many of the topics addressed in E-Source lend themselves to a similar approach. The outline below offers guidance on how to structure an article.
- What is the problem or issue? How does it impact student success?
- How did you address it? Identify strategies used to deal with the problem.
- How did the strategy work? Report assessment results.
- What are the implications for the future? What revisions will you make to the strategies based on assessment results, and how can other campuses adapt them for different populations or context?
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