Becoming an Academic
Author: The First Year
Tips for Peers
Form weekly writing group
Have accountability partner
Commit to writing group
participation
Phase out initial, experienced
leader
Build trust
Take risks
Celebrate on anothers successes
Kathy B. Ewoldt
Heike Rdenauer
Kristin Withey
Tips for Mentors/Professors
Share your process
Help identify appropriate journals
Explain scope & author guidelines
Tips for Students
Require journal submission in
Writing Log: Consecutive days
coursework
streak; date; begin time; end time;
Model constructive feedback
amount of time; more than 30
Teach peer feedback
days; location; what I worked on;
Model writing groups
how did it go; whats next;
Require systematic literature
cumulative time.
review in coursework
Literature Matrix: Year; author;
title; research problem; sample;
variables; instruments;
procedures; conclusions; my
commentary
Write a lot; Experiment
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