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The LLI Review: The Annual Journal of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes

2009 Call for Papers

The LLI Review is an annual publication of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes’ National Resource Center. The mission of this peer-reviewed journal is to present original research and provide thoughtful and engaging commentary on issues related to learning among persons over the age of fifty. To accomplish this goal the review publishes work by members of the OLLI national network as well as by gerontologists and educators working and conducting research in the field of older adult education.

The following submissions are welcome:

Articles describing a completed empirical research study (maximum length = 5000 words)
Research briefs/abstracts (500 words)
Essays that involve a critical review of literature and/or original thought on an issue that is salient to mature learners but which is not necessarily based on empirical data collection (5000 words)
Book reviews (750 words)
Articles that describe "best practice" in curriculum design and/or teaching in LLI's (2500 words)
"WOW! Programs" - These are detailed descriptions of especially creative or successful courses or programs. What took place? Why was it so successful? (2500 words)
A personal story (memoir) related to older adult learning (2500 words)
Brief fiction related to teaching and/or learning in later age (2500 words)
Poetry (no maximum length, but brief is preferred)

Manuscripts should be prepared in Microsoft Word, double-spaced, and use 14-point font. Four hard copies should be mailed to the editor along with an electronic version of the manuscript e-mailed as an attachment. All submissions will be read and evaluated by a panel of reviewers knowledgeable in the areas treated in the manuscript. References, citations, and the general style of manuscripts should follow APA style (as outlined in the latest edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association). Only manuscripts that have not been published elsewhere will be considered for publication in The LLI Review.

Submission Deadline: January 15, 2009

Submit manuscripts to:

E. Michael Brady, Ph.D.
Professor and Senior Research Fellow,
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
University of Southern Maine
Bailey Hall 400-B
Gorham, ME 04038
mbrady@usm.maine.edu.

To discuss a manuscript idea beforehand and/or to otherwise communicate with the editor, please send an e-mail to the above address or call (207) 780-5312.