From researched to researcher: student experiences of becoming co-producers and co-disseminators of knowledge

Hill, Jennifer; Blackler, Vicky; Chellew, Rhys; Ha, Lyn; Lendrum, Steven

Abstract

Students who had previously been the subjects of pedagogic research were enabled to become active agents in the research process, co-producing and co-disseminating knowledge with an academic staff member. They jointly prepared and presented a paper at an international geography conference and co-wrote this article. Their experiences of taking part in the research process were largely positive. Attending the conference developed their views of the discipline and its currency and relevance; highlighted the benefit of academic studies for employment; afforded them an overview of the research process in its entirety; and enhanced their knowledge and skills. The students expressed divergent levels of integration into the research process and into an academic community of practice. They all, however, conveyed a greater appreciation of the research activity of lecturers outside of the classroom and how this might benefit their teaching and learning experience.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 1, 2013
• Online Publication Date: Dec 15, 2015
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: Feb 23, 2018
• Journal: Planet
• Print ISSN: 1473-1835
• Electronic ISSN: 1758-3608
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 35-41
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.11120/plan.2013.27010035
• Keywords: Student partnership, student-staff co-production, pedagogic research, international conference
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/938539
• Publisher URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.11120/plan.2013.27010035
• Contract Date: Feb 23, 2018