The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies is a peer-reviewed, academic journal. Originating with the Illinois Council for the Social Studies in 1939, The Councilor has become national in scope with an international audience. The Councilor publishes research and practitioner articles concerned with social studies education, social sciences, history, and interdisciplinary studies. Due to the emerging nature of America’s culture wars, The Councilor will have a keen eye on topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in public and private schools and universities.
See the Aims and Scope for a complete coverage of the journal.
See the Aims and Scope for a complete coverage of the journal.
Manuscripts are invited for a special issue for The Councilor on the theme of Teaching Components of U.S. Presidential Elections throughout U.S. History.
The special issue will be edited by Dr. Jeremiah Clabough, the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Manuscripts should focus on research or best teaching practices that explore components of U.S. presidential elections in K-12 social studies classrooms. For example, one component of teaching modern U.S. presidential elections is the role that populist arguments play in a candidate’s
messages to try and sway the voters for their support. There are a lot of components that go into U.S. presidential elections that potential authors could discuss. The component focused on in the manuscript could be relevant to a modern U.S. presidential election or to a U.S. presidential election in the past.
Reports of original research should include an introduction, review of relevant literature, a description of the methodology employed, a summary of the findings, and a discussion of implications for social studies research and practice.
For practitioner articles, the author should include an introduction to explain why the component being focused on is important and contextualize the dynamics of the U.S. presidential election that will be discussed in this manuscript. If the author is doing a practitioner article, the author
needs to connect the component of the presidential election being discussed to the C3 Framework by including an IDM Blueprint. The author should furthermore discuss the steps of the activities or unit plan to help the reader understand how to analyze and implement the
activities to help students research the component being discussed with a particular U.S. presidential election.
A tentative timeline for the special issue is provided below.
1. Manuscript Submission Date: April 1, 2027
2. Review of the manuscript will be completed by: August 1, 2027
3. Revised version of the manuscript will be completed by: November 1, 2027
If you have any questions about this special issue, please contact Dr. Clabough at [email protected].
Full research papers are generally around 10,000 words excluding references. Full practitioner articles are generally around 7,500 words. Each submission will be rigorously refereed using a double-blind peer review process. A full description of expectations submitted to The Councilor:
A National Journal of the Social Studies can be found at the following link:
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/the_councilor/policies.html.
Full submissions will be submitted via the online submission system:
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/cgi/login.cgi?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fthekeep.eiu.edu%2Fcgi%2Fsu
bmit.cgi%3Fcontext%3Dthe_councilor&context=the_councilor.
The special issue will be edited by Dr. Jeremiah Clabough, the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Manuscripts should focus on research or best teaching practices that explore components of U.S. presidential elections in K-12 social studies classrooms. For example, one component of teaching modern U.S. presidential elections is the role that populist arguments play in a candidate’s
messages to try and sway the voters for their support. There are a lot of components that go into U.S. presidential elections that potential authors could discuss. The component focused on in the manuscript could be relevant to a modern U.S. presidential election or to a U.S. presidential election in the past.
Reports of original research should include an introduction, review of relevant literature, a description of the methodology employed, a summary of the findings, and a discussion of implications for social studies research and practice.
For practitioner articles, the author should include an introduction to explain why the component being focused on is important and contextualize the dynamics of the U.S. presidential election that will be discussed in this manuscript. If the author is doing a practitioner article, the author
needs to connect the component of the presidential election being discussed to the C3 Framework by including an IDM Blueprint. The author should furthermore discuss the steps of the activities or unit plan to help the reader understand how to analyze and implement the
activities to help students research the component being discussed with a particular U.S. presidential election.
A tentative timeline for the special issue is provided below.
1. Manuscript Submission Date: April 1, 2027
2. Review of the manuscript will be completed by: August 1, 2027
3. Revised version of the manuscript will be completed by: November 1, 2027
If you have any questions about this special issue, please contact Dr. Clabough at [email protected].
Full research papers are generally around 10,000 words excluding references. Full practitioner articles are generally around 7,500 words. Each submission will be rigorously refereed using a double-blind peer review process. A full description of expectations submitted to The Councilor:
A National Journal of the Social Studies can be found at the following link:
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/the_councilor/policies.html.
Full submissions will be submitted via the online submission system:
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/cgi/login.cgi?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fthekeep.eiu.edu%2Fcgi%2Fsu
bmit.cgi%3Fcontext%3Dthe_councilor&context=the_councilor.