To Be of Use: A Road Map for Creating an Open-Access, Peer-Reviewed, Graduate Student Educational Journal

• In Event: Roundtable Session 15
  In Roundtable Session: Innovative Dialogue in Doctoral Education

Abstract

Though pressure is placed on doctoral students to publish, opportunities to display research range from conference presentations to the competitive realm of journal publications. This situation is compounded by the reality that most student-run journals reside outside education. Utilizing qualitative narrative self-reporting and critical participatory action research, we offer an experiential-based roadmap for establishing an open-access, peer-reviewed, graduate student journal. Guided by organizational design and critical theoretical frameworks, we outline the Journal’s process, policy, challenges, and successes to date. We aim to contribute to the limited educational research on student-run journals, as well as to outline the research, pedagogical, and leadership value that student journals can add to university and broader community environments.

Authors

• Melinda Anne Lemke, The University of Texas - Austin

• Meghan Dwyer Lehr, The University of Texas - Austin

• Raul R. Calvoz, The University of Texas - Austin