INTRODUCTION
Unique Features of the Book
Practical Strategies and Research Base
An Interdisciplinary Approach
A "Paper Mentor" Purpose
A Transitions Perspective
A Career-Wide Purpose
Rationale for the Book
Expectations for Publishing
Increases in Educational Attainment
Needs of Academic Authors
Qualifications of Instructors
Audience for the Work
Organization of the Book
Goals for Readers
PART ONE: PROFESSIONAL ROLES AND PUBLISHABLE WRITING
WEEK ONE: ACADEMIC AUTHORS
1. From Aspiring Author to Published Scholar
WEEK TWO: EXPECTATIONS AND ETHICS
2. From Unpublishable to Publishable
WEEK THREE: START TO WRITE
3. From Trepidation to a First Draft
PART TWO: CONFERENCE PROPOSALS AND ARTICLE TYPES
WEEK FOUR: CONFERENCE PROPOSALS
4. From Attending to Presenting at Conferences
WEEK FIVE: LITERATURE REVIEWS AND POSITION PAPERS
5. From a Class Paper to a Publishable Review
WEEK SIX: PRACTICAL ARTICLES
6. From Professional Experience to Expert Advice
WEEK SEVEN: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ARTICLES
7. From a Research Project to a Journal Article
WEEK EIGHT: QUALITATIVE ARTICLES
8. From Qualitative Research to a Journal Article
WEEK NINE: MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH ARTICLES
9. From Mixed-Methods Research to a Journal Article
Mixed Methods Research: The Third Paradigm
PART THREE: WRITING AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WEEK TEN: MONOGRAPHS, SCHOLARLY BOOKS AND COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS
10. From Consumer to Producer of the Literature
WEEK ELEVEN: GRANTS AND PROJECTS IN COMBINATION
11. From a Single Work to Multiple Scholarly Spin-Offs
WEEK TWELVE: ANONYMOUS PEER REVIEW AND EDITING
12. From Outsider to Insider in Scholarly Publishing
WEEK THIRTEEN: CO-AUTHORSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
13. From Novice to Expert.