Posts tagged Research
“I’m not mature enough for this!” Why do teachers shrink in the face of research, and does it matter?

‘I’m not mature enough for this,’ how often do we feel this way when thinking about research? Such irrational feelings of incompetence can lead to lost opportunities in engaging with research, or even taking those first tentative steps on the research journey. So, what can be done about this? In over twenty years of research supervision, these are some statements that are frequently cited, along with suggested strategies to negate these.

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Is There a Pathway From Conference Paper to Journal Publication For Central Asian Scholars?

Analyses growing pressures on faculty in Central Asia to publish research in high-quality international journals and how faculty attempt to meet publishing mandates from institutions motivated to join world rankings. This is important because of the scarcity of Central Asian scholarship in peer-reviewed journalism and mass communication (J&MC) journals due to the challenges faculty face publishing their work internationally.

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