Waypoint: A Reflective Journal of Student Advising and Development in Tertiary Education
Waypoint is the new online, open-access journal hosted by UKAT that is focused on student advising practice and research in Europe.
Waypoint accepts a broad range of practice-based contributions that link the scholarship and practice of personal tutoring/ academic advising by connecting practice to research, models, theories, and reflections.
Based in the UK, Waypoint welcomes perspectives from across the world.
We are currently seeking contributions for the first edition of the journal, which we intend to publish in Spring 2025 to coincide with UKAT's tenth anniversary.
If you have something interesting to say on the topic of personal tutoring/academic advising that you think others need to hear, or if you have previously given a presentation on an aspect of personal tutoring/academic advising practice which you would like to rework as a written contribution, why not consider submitting an expression of interest in contributing a submission to the inaugural edition?
Our intention is to develop Waypoint into a journal which accepts contributions in a wide range of creative formats, but for this first edition we are seeking contributions in the following formats:
Research Articles - longer papers, providing a clear rationale for the study within the body of published research or policy, an overview of the research methodology adopted, a presentation of original research findings, and a discussion of those findings in relation to existing knowledge (maximum of 6000 words).
Case Studies - typically describing: the organisational and historical context, technical specifications of the project, discussion of pedagogy, implementation, evaluation and limitations (maximum of 3000 words)
Technology Reviews - a critique or review of a technology application, outlining its application for learning and teaching and its strengths and weaknesses (maximum of 1000 words)
Opinion Pieces - short and thought-provoking, stating a position and drawing on facts and evidence to support it (1000 -1500 words)
Use our planner opposite to map out your idea, then fill out the form below to outline your proposal and submit your expression of interest.
In developing your idea you should aim to achieve the following argument flow:
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I analysed, researched (and possibly published about) this I made/tried/ learned/experimented about/with this I think this, this is my argument |
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and this is why you should know about it - explicit reflection on why what is being presented is relevant for the field. |