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<div><font face="Palatino Linotype"><font color="#0000ff" face="Palatino Linotype"><font color="#000000">Second Call for Papers - Virtual Reality in
Distance Education <br></font></font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Palatino Linotype"><font color="#0000ff" face="Palatino Linotype"><font color="#000000">This second Call for Papers is for a theme
issue of the International Journal of Social Sciences (IJSS) (</font><a href="http://www.enformatika.org/ijss/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.enformatika.org/ijss/</a><font color="#000000">
) entitled Virtual Reality in Distance Education. The projected
publication date is October 2007 (Volume 1, N. 4). The Guest Editor is Gulsun
Kurubacak, Ed.D. (<a href="mailto:gkurubac@anadolu.edu.tr" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">gkurubac@anadolu.edu.tr</a>)<br></font></font></font></div>
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<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Palatino Linotype"><font color="#000000">International Journal of Social Sciences (IJSS) is a scholarly
open access, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, quarterly and fully refereed
journal focusing on theories, methods and applications in social sciences. This
open access, peer-reviewed journal encourages top-flight social science inquiry
and research across all social science disciplines. It also recognizes
contributions made by the social science research community to other
disciplines, including biological and physical sciences, and promotes
connections between all research communities.</font></font></div>
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<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Palatino Linotype"><font color="#000000">Welcome
are submissions on Virtual Reality communications, pedagogies, technologies, and
managements. The aim of this Special Issue is to add to the body of literature
and encourage discussions and promote the exchange of ideas and information on
Virtual Reality in Distance Education. Our intent is to stimulate critical
debate and research, and add to the theoretical foundation used to underline
Virtual Reality research, approaches, principles, and applications. Improvements
in Virtual Reality have powerful impressions on digital society; therefore
concentration will also be paid to communicational, educational, organizational,
psychological and also sociological aspects. All submissions will be peer
reviewed. Those submissions accepted for publication will be published in
the International Journal of Social Sciences (IJSS). <br></font></font></div>
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<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Palatino Linotype"><font color="#000000">DEADLINES:
<br>* Submission Proposals: March 30, 2007<br>* Notification of Acceptance:
April 15, 2007 <br>* Papers Due: May 31, 2007 <br>* Peer Reviews Returned: July
15, 2007 <br>* Finalized Papers Due: August 30, 2007 <br>* Publication
Date: October 01, 2007<br></font></font></div>
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<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Palatino Linotype"><font color="#000000">SUBMISSION
PROPOSALS <br>Individual or multiple-authors must first submit an
abstract-length proposal of approximately 500-750 words to International Journal
of Social Sciences (IJSS) Guest Editor, Gulsun Kurubacak, at </font><a href="mailto:gkurubac@anadolu.edu.tr" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">gkurubac@anadolu.edu.tr</a><font color="#000000">
. Those who have had their abstracts accepted will be formally
invited by the Guest Editor to submit a full-length paper of approximately 5000
to 7000 words. For IJSS's submission guidelines, visit:
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<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Palatino Linotype"><a href="http://www.enformatika.org/ijss/instructions.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.enformatika.org/ijss/instructions.html
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<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Palatino Linotype"><font color="#000000">All full
length papers submitted to IJSS will be subject to multiple blind peer
review. All blind peer reviews will be shared with the authors.
While influenced by the outcome of the blind peer reviews, the Guest Editor,
Gulsun Kurubacak reserves the right to decide on final
publication.<br></font></font></div>
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<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Palatino Linotype"><font color="#000000">TOPICS MAY
INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED: <br>* Virtual Reality as A New
Media</font></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Palatino Linotype"><font color="#000000">* Building
and Implementing Virtual Reality Strategies in Educational, Medical, etc.
Institutions, Corporations and Government <br>* Emerging Hardware and Software
for Virtual Reality<br>* Computer Graphics and Real-Time Simulation Technologies
for Virtual Reality<br>* Building Interactive and Collaborative Virtual Reality
Milieus<br>* Building Knowledge Networks through Virtual Reality<br>*
Theoretical Considerations for the Development of Virtual Reality<br>* Media
Technology for Virtual Reality<br>* Pedagogy for Virtual Reality<br>*
Implementing Virtual Reality<br>* Management of Virtual Reality Processes<br>*
Evaluation in Virtual Reality<br>* The Strengths and Limits of Virtual
Reality<br>* Informal Learning and Communications Utilizing Virtual
Reality <br>* Educational Design for Virtual Reality<br>* Communicational
Design for Virtual Reality<br>* Learner Support in Virtual Reality<br>* Learning
Objects for Virtual Reality<br>* Multicultural Implications of Virtual
Reality<br>* Virtual Reality for Diverse Learners <br>* Establish Virtual
Reality Milieus for a Global Community<br>* Building Democratic and Egalitarian
Virtual Worlds<br>* Identities in Virtual Reality<br>* Virtual Reality and
Culture <br>* Virtual Reality for the Next Generation <br>* Virtual Reality for
Mutual Understanding<br>* Quality Insurance in Virtual Reality<br>*
Accreditation for Virtual Reality<br>* Case Studies, Qualitative, Qualitative
and Mixed Researches in Virtual Reality <br></font></font></div>
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<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Palatino Linotype"><font color="#000000">For more
information contact: <br></font></font><font color="#0000ff" face="Palatino Linotype"><font color="#000000">Gulsun Kurubacak, Ed.D <br>Assistant Professor
in Distance Education<br>Anadolu University College of Open Education
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<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Palatino Linotype"><font color="#000000">Distance
Education Dept<br>Email: </font><a href="mailto:gkurubac@anadolu.edu.tr" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">gkurubac@anadolu.edu.tr</a></font></div></strong></div></div></div>
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