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Helping students convert assignments into articles: tips for teachers.
1School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, Manchester University, UK.
Accident and Emergency Nursing
|December 1, 1999
Summary
Students often struggle to publish their academic work. This guide suggests strategies for simultaneously developing assignments and journal articles to increase publication success.
Area of Science:
- Educational research
- Scholarly publishing
Background:
- Students invest significant effort in assignments.
- Many assignments possess potential for journal publication.
- Revising assignments into journal articles is often perceived as too time-consuming.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide strategies for the simultaneous development of academic assignments and journal articles.
- To bridge the gap between student coursework and scholarly publication.
Main Methods:
- The article outlines practical methods for integrating journal article requirements into assignment design.
- It suggests structural and content-based approaches to facilitate dual-purpose creation.
Main Results:
- Simultaneous development can streamline the publication process.
- This approach can lead to a higher rate of successful journal submissions from student work.
Conclusions:
- Integrating publication goals into assignment design is feasible and beneficial.
- This strategy enhances the value of student work and promotes scholarly communication.