Achieving greater productivity with a peer writing group
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 12:09authored byMyatt, P, Edwards, A, Bird, F
As an academic you rise and fall based on your publication record. For science academics moving from their original discipline to publish educational research outcomes there is a risk of decreased publication rates and an associated reduction in perceived self-worth. This paper examines the experiences of the authors who established a cross-institutional peer writing group to enhance writing productivity. Over a two-year period, we communicated regularly by telephone and email, committed to specific writing tasks, discussed publishing plans, challenges and outcomes, and wrote reflective journals to document our journey. This paper discusses the positive and negative influences on productivity highlighted by the journal entries and recommends four strategies for optimising the effectiveness of peer writing groups.
History
Publication title
Proceedings of the Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education
Editors
MD Sharma
Pagination
140-148
ISBN
978-0-9871834-3-9
Department/School
School of Natural Sciences
Publisher
University of Sydney
Place of publication
Sydney, Australia
Event title
Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education 2014