Transcript Writing and Research for Publication

Writing and Research
for Publication
Barbara E. Moely
Professor Emerita of Psychology
Tulane University
Robert J. Hironimus-Wendt
Associate Professor of Sociology
Xavier University of Louisiana
Group Interaction 1:
Why do Research?
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(Ten Minutes)
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Why would you personally like to do
research regarding service learning?
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What questions do you have regarding
service learning research?
Reasons for Doing Research
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Evaluation report to funding agency or
university administrators (evaluative
research)
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Evaluation of program functioning, with
the aim of making improvements
(formative research).
Reasons for Doing Research
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Research to answer basic questions about:
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reactions of students, faculty, community to a servicelearning experience or program;
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important program or course characteristics;
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individual differences in service learners;
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changes over time in students, faculty, or community
attitudes or behaviors.
Group Interaction 2:
Potential Research Topics
Ten minutes
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In groups of 4 or 5, share with each
other possible research interests that
you have.
The Research Process
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Formulating your question: What do
you want to know?
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Reviewing the existing research
literature: What do we already know?
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Identifying your sample: Who will you
ask?
The Research Process
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Developing measures: How can you
measure what you want to learn from
the individuals in your sample?
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Use of established test instruments or
methods
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Development of new measures
The Publication Process
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Conceive Study
Conduct Study
Write Paper
Present Paper at Meeting
Revise Paper
Submit Manuscript to Journal
The Publication Process
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National Venues for Presenting Research:
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National Service-Learning Conference
http://www.nylc.org/
International Conference on Advances in
Service-Learning Research
http://outreach.msu.edu/slConference/
American Education Research Association
http://www.aera.net/
National Society of Experiential Education
http://www.nsee.org/
American Association of Higher Education
http://www.aahe.org/
The Publication Process
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National Venues for Publishing Research:
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Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning
(MJCSL)
http://www.umich.edu/~mjcsl/
Campus Compact Reader
http://www.compact.org/publication/readerbackissues.html
The Generator: Journal of Service-Learning and
Service Leadership
http://www.nylc.org/generator.htm
Journal of Experiential Education (JEE)
http://www.aee.org/pubs/jee/njourn.html
National Society for Experiential Education Quarterly
http://www.nsee.org/pubsandresources.htm
Service-Learning Websites
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http://www.servicelearning.org/
http://www.learnandserve.org/
http://www.compact.org/links/
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CART (Compendium of Assessment
and Research Tools)
Bob Bringle’s book, The Measure of
Service Learning
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