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Strategies for Selecting, Managing, and Engaging Undergraduate Coauthors: A Multi-Site Perspective

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: In 2018, we delivered a symposium on publishing with undergraduate coauthors in the Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research (Fallon, 2018a; Fallon and Domenech Rodríguez, 2018a,b;Fallon and Scisco, 2018;McCabe and Mendoza, 2018).Based on our collective experience, we identified three common challenges: effectively selecting, managing, and engaging students throughout the publication process.We use our perspectives from different institutions (i.e., small liberal arts colleges, mid-sized regional universities, and a large research university) and evidence from past research to provide strategies to successfully meet these challenges.Ultimately, the actionable strategies we describe could be used by a wide faculty readership to increase rates of successful publishing with undergraduate students. SELECTING UNDERGRADUATE COAUTHORSTo maximize the chances of successful publication, it is desirable to select students whose academic and interpersonal qualities predict publishing success (1).Additionally, to increase diverse perspectives within psychology, faculty can recruit students from traditionally underrepresented groups (2).

Source: Frontiers in Psychology

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00325

Authors: Jenna L. Scisco, Jennifer A. McCabe, Albee Therese O. Mendoza, Marianne Fallon, Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez

Institutions: Eastern Connecticut State University, Goucher College, Wesley College, Central Connecticut State University, Utah State University

Language: English

Topic: Higher Education Practises and Engagement

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,950