Andrew Sutton writes -

I am writing to all those around the world whom I know to be concerned with Conductive Education, to let you know about a new development in CE publishing.

At the end of this new academic year Recent Advances in Conductive Education will be going on line. Its contents will then be open and available to all, free of charge. Most importantly, it will become a refereed journal, the first in the field, putting Conductive Education on equal footing with other professional practices and topics of academic study.

The new journal will be called RACE Online. Considerably more information is given on its website:

www.race-journal.org

It may seem a long time till the first issue (June 2008) but there is plenty to do in the meantime and a little help would be most welcome! We will of course be looking for people to write articles and would be very pleased to hear from you if you think that you would like to.

Most people, I know, will probably not wish to become authors. There are, however, three practical things to do that would be very helpful.

1.         Help to spread the word.  Do please inform others, conductors, colleagues (whatever their profession), service-users, researchers, friends and critics of CE, indeed anyone whom you think ought to be interested. Encourage people to look at the website and then themselves to use the ‘Tell a friend’ button that they will find there. The very existence of an academically refereed journal will lend credibility to the field.

2.         Contribute your comments and suggestions during this time of preparation – and encourage others to do the same. You can use the ‘Write to the editors’ link on the website, or contact me direct.

3.         Keep in touch with news of RACE Online. You will see on the website that there will be a free email news update. Please register for this and encourage others to do the same.

Similar invitations are being sent out to individuals and groups around the world that I know to have an interest in Conductive Education. If there are any individuals or institutions that you would like me to contact direct in this manner, then do please let me know.