To Be Continued • • •

To Be Continued • • • Welcome from the new home of Education and Culture. I am pleased to be the new editor of this journal. The work has been absorbing, both of intellect and time, and I am pleased to finally see the issue out and in your hands. The journal has a new look and new publisher.I have worked with Purdue University Press (PUP) since serving as its editorial board chair several years ago. Early in 2004, I met with PUP's director, editor, and designer, and, after a pres­ entation to its board and discussion with our president and others, signed a con­ tract for PUP to publish and distribute the journal.Working on a new cover and format, restructuring the editorial board, obtaining an ISSN number, investigat­ ing indexing services, and such took more time than I had imagined. My gradu­ ate student and editorial assistant, Jiwon Kim, and I collaborated with Margaret Hunt, PUP managing editor, as well as designer Bryan Shaffer and director Tom Bacher.I trust they enjoy having our journal as part of their offerings, as much as we enjoy working with them. I wanted to establish an identity built on the fine work of my predecessor. Generous mentors and friends helped in this process. The journal's previous longtime editor, Peter Hlebowitsh, eased the transition in many expert and kind ways, �ncluding remaining on the editorial board.Jim Garrison, David Hansen, Gert Biesta, Doug Simpson, and especially Nick Burbules and Ralph Page, pro­ vided valuable insights and advice on the work of editing. I compared notes on editorial process during a short visit to the Champaign, Illinois offices of Educa­ tional Theory, and discussed Society business there with Jeanne Connell, our sec­ retary/treasurer.The editorial board has provided stimulation and able service in reviewing manuscripts carefully and promptly. I am encouraged by the quality and quantity of submissions. Finally, the support I have received here at Purdue from Kevin Kelly, my department head; Jeff Gilger, associate dean; and George Hynd, dean, is much appreciated. When I wrote the JDS board about taking over the journal, I gave a rationale that read, in part, that [My) interests are broadly Deweyan. Though I have read and studied Dewey's work, I see the journal as more Deweyan in spirit, rather than just in letter. I would be interested in seeking out scholars who are examining not only Dewey himself, but his influence upon his contemporaries, and his enduring legacy. I would like to invite contributions on current work on Dewey's influence. E&C/Education and Culture 20(2) (2004): 5-6 • 5 6 • From the Editor I am also keenly interested in exploring how the new technologies may be used in the journal.I would insist on electronic submission and reviewing procedures to expedite the process ofproduction. I would also like to explore online components ofthe journal ... I hope we are on the right path to realizing some of these characteristics, and I welcome any comments from readers on the journal's direction and how this new editorial team may best serve the Society. In this issue, Encounter debuts as a new feature.Len Waks and I hatched the idea late one night in April, at AERA in San Diego. Len suggested that the journal might find room for interviews profiling figures, both established and rising, in Dewey inspired scholarship.I thought it was a great idea, and Len's in­ terview with colleague James Earl Davis resulted. The journal should be a place where scholars may go for additional in­ sights into Dewey's life and times, and how events and settings may have influ­ enced his work. The article by Doug Simpson and Kathleen Foley discusses Dewey's work in the context of his longtime vacation home in Nova Scotia.In a forthcoming issue, another scholar examines Dewey's winter retreat in Key West, Florida, using the lens of place theory to discern how that locale may have influ­ enced his work (May we all have such inspired settings for our writing!). An advertisement for The Roots of Civic Journalism: Darwin, Dewey, and Mead (2003), led to an invitation to the book's...