An Interdisciplinary Approach to Creating Collaborative Research Partnerships
Location
Session 4 Presentations - Collaborative Research & Teaching in Higher Education
Proposal Track
Research Project
Session Format
Presentation
Abstract
This presentation will examine the benefits of combining academic disciplines to promote research collaboration among faculty and students. Research has shown that doctoral student integration into their discipline is a significant factor in their ability to persist toward graduation. As more and more programs turn to an online delivery approach, student involvement becomes more and more difficult. This study outlines an interdisciplinary approach to creating collaborative research partnerships at every level of post secondary education. Using the expertise of faculty from multiple departments, faculty and students are able to seek out research projects and opportunities to collaborate through innovative technology. Though this project originally set out to engage doctoral students with potential dissertation chairs, the impact of these partnerships reaches every level of higher education.
Keywords
research, collaboration, interdisciplinary, partnerships
Professional Bio
Dr. Lovelace is an assistant professor in the Teaching, Leadership, and Counseling department. She is the program coordinator for the Higher Education Track of the Educational Leadership Master’s program (M.Ed.) and serves as the Director of the Doctoral Program in the College of Education and Health Professions. Dr. Lovelace’s research interest include graduate student retention, doctoral student support services, bridging the gap between advising and mentoring, training doctoral advisors and faculty, and professional development.
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Recommended Citation
Lovelace, Jennifer, "An Interdisciplinary Approach to Creating Collaborative Research Partnerships" (2021). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 68.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2021/2021/68
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Creating Collaborative Research Partnerships
Session 4 Presentations - Collaborative Research & Teaching in Higher Education
This presentation will examine the benefits of combining academic disciplines to promote research collaboration among faculty and students. Research has shown that doctoral student integration into their discipline is a significant factor in their ability to persist toward graduation. As more and more programs turn to an online delivery approach, student involvement becomes more and more difficult. This study outlines an interdisciplinary approach to creating collaborative research partnerships at every level of post secondary education. Using the expertise of faculty from multiple departments, faculty and students are able to seek out research projects and opportunities to collaborate through innovative technology. Though this project originally set out to engage doctoral students with potential dissertation chairs, the impact of these partnerships reaches every level of higher education.
