Journal of World Council for Curriculum and Instruction

The Journal of the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI) has played a major role in accomplishing the transnational organization's goal of networking with educators worldwide. In 1982, WCCI started serious planning to make the journal a reality. After several years of discussion and planning, the journal was born. In 1986, Virginia (Jean) Floresca-Cawagas was invited to become the first editor. She accepted and served from 1987 to 1990. In addition, Tony Hepworth served as the first associate editor. The first WCCI journal issue was published in June 1987 under the title of WCCI Forum. The journal was originally intended as a two-issue per year publication, but funding and distribution to the large international body of members would continue to plague the publication. In addition, editors faced the challenge of the WCCI mandate to balance scholarship and equitable representation of authors by world region.

In 1991, a new editorial staff was formed. Henry Evans and Helene Sherman served as editors. Marcia Lipson and Nondita Mason served as the associate editors. They published one issue, WCCI Forum, volume 5, numbers 1 and 2, in 1991, with Mason and Sherman as editors. Then the journal was relatively inactive from 1992 to 1998.

In 1998, the WCCI executive board invited Floresca-Cawagas to return as the editor of the academic–refereed journal. She accepted, serving from 1999 to 2006. During this time, the journal's name was changed to International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction (IJCI).

Although the founding name of the association, World Council of Curriculum and Instruction, has been maintained in the title of the official refereed publication, the title has been revisited in consideration of developments in their field. With instruction considered pedagogically outdated by many leaders in the field, teaching–learning is preferred rather than instruction. Although critical thinking, holistic learning, and transformative learning may not be included in the instruction paradigm, articles reflect these critical pedagogies and contribute to professional literature in research and in practice. Themed issues include the following: women and children, WCCI Forum, volume 3, issue 2; environmental care, IJCI, volume 1, issue 2; and peace education, IJCI, volume 2, issue 1.

The North America Chapter also publishes a journal in conjunction with their conferences. Scholars from Australia, Brunei, Canada, China, Cuba, Cyprus, India, Indonesia, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, New South Wales, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Uganda, the United States of America, and Zambia are among many who have published in the journals of WCCI.