HARDCOPY ISSUES

V.1 N.1, Fall 1992

Editorial: Bridging The Gap

Akosua Addo
Gudrun Helgadottir
Roberta Kremer
Editors

It has been nearly two years since the Centre for the Study of Curriculum and Instruction announced that a new journal by graduate students would be established. The initial overture was greeted by the question, "Does the field of education really need another journal?" A group of graduate students concluded: "YES", Graduate students in education at U.B.C. and even across Canada need their own journal, since few of the 1200 graduate students currently enrolled in education at U.B.C. enter educational discourse by publishing in scholarly journals.

This journal bridges the gap between the academic perspective and the practitioner's point of view. It is the voice of the graduate student and the practitioner, for it is written by students who are also practitioners. They are currently grappling with issues arising in practice, thereby generating educational insights.

It was a coincidence that a group of art and music education students commited themselves to creating the first issue. The support of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts in Education and the sponsor of this publication, the Centre for the Study of Curriculum and Instruction has made it possible to keep this commitment.

We are grateful for the support of fellow students, staff and faculty and proud to present the first issue of Educational Insights, a special issue on research in Art and Music Education