Academic Writing for Publishing Research Papers

This course develops the core knowledge, skills, and practices necessary to plan, write, revise, and prepare an educational research article for publication. Students are guided through the research publication process, from identifying a potential scholarly contribution and selecting an appropriate journal to constructing the major sections of a research article and preparing a manuscript for submission.

A Research Writing Studio

The course is organized as a research writing studio. Throughout the 12 class days, students progressively develop their own research article or article-in-progress. Published educational research serves as mentor text through which students investigate how experienced researchers establish research problems, engage with literature and theory, communicate methodological decisions, present evidence, construct findings, and articulate scholarly contributions. Particular attention is given to the diversity of educational research. Examples will be drawn from qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, interpretive, design-based, participatory, and other traditions relevant to educational inquiry. Rather than prescribing one universal formula for research writing, the course examines how researchers make purposeful writing choices in relation to research questions, methodologies, audiences, and publication venues.