Student Teacher Perspectives

The Student Teacher Perspectives Journal (STeP journal) is a TEAN initiative which seeks to establish an online publication, showcasing high quality research and scholarly activity undertaken by student teachers. The journal is available open access online and papers are welcome from student teachers in the UK and worldwide. Any potential contributors must follow the guidelines with care, as papers will not be considered if they do not adhere to the necessary criteria. It is expected that your paper will be based on some research project or assignment that you have undertaken as part of your course and adapted to the requirements of a journal. Please note that it is also possible to send in a ‘thought piece’ provided that it is well researched and referenced.

As a tutor, please recommend the STeP journal to your students. Please note that TEAN is looking for high quality work and your help with this is appreciated. The STeP journal does require journal papers, not assignments or dissertations. Therefore if you are recommending a student to submit for the journal, please ensure that they have read the guidelines and are prepared to ensure that their submission is adaptable to the journal requirements.

Once you have recommended that your student contact STeP, it is up to the student, not you, to work with the editor. 

Your role is:

• You act as first reviewer - i.e. you think the paper suitable for submission, no extra work (the editor of STeP is second reviewer).
• The editor will ask you to endorse the paper if it is accepted for publication by responding to this:

  Please confirm that any ethical concerns were satisfactorily addressed for this paper (if applicable) and that you see no problem with it going onto the TEAN website.

• You will be informed when your student's paper is issued in the STeP journal.

Your interest in STeP is much appreciated - thank you. 

 If you decide to submit for the STeP journal, please note the following: 

• Papers for the STeP journal can be sent at any time but note that publication is not immediate, there is one issue a year in July. 
• Your paper must have a title. 
• Please provide an abstract of 100-150 words giving a brief overview of the content of the paper. This is not part of the word count.
• It is expected that your paper will be based on small scale research which you have undertaken as part of your course. However, please note that ‘thought’ pieces, which are not particularly based on a piece of research will also be considered, provided that they are supported by thorough referencing.
• Appendices are not suitable for a journal article except in exceptional circumstances - please delete them and any reference to them in the text. If you are unsure about this, contact the editor for advice. 
• It is important that you have the recommendation of your tutor as to the suitability and quality of the paper and that the paper is of a high standard.
• Ideally papers should be 4000 - 5000 words, excluding references and abstract. However, please note that variations to this can be suggested and may be acceptable - contact alison.jackson@cumbria.ac.uk if you are not sure whether what you have is suitable for the STeP journal. Often papers are formed from dissertations of considerable length - as long as the resultant article is not overlong, it will be considered.
• Please number the pages of your manuscript and use Arial 12 font and Word - not a pdf.
• Please note that TEAN follows the guidelines for referencing as explained in CITE THEM RIGHT, Ninth edition, published 2013. NB Use References, not a bibliography.

Papers should be sent as an email attachment Word file to alison.jackson@cumbria.ac.uk Please accompany your submission with an email explaining what it is, an email address that is best to contact you on, your institution and the name and contact details of your tutor. 

As a tutor, please recommend the STeP repository for dissertations to your students. Please note that TEAN is looking for high quality work only and your help with this is appreciated.  Therefore if you are recommending a student to submit their dissertation, please ensure that they have read the guidelines.

Once you have recommended that your student contact STeP, it is up to the student, not you, to work with the editor. 

Your role is:

• You act as first reviewer - i.e. you think the dissertation suitable for submission, no extra work (the editor of STeP is second reviewer).
• The editor will ask you to endorse the dissertation if it is accepted for publication by responding to this:

  Please confirm that any ethical concerns were satisfactorily addressed for this dissertation (if applicable) and that you see no problem with it going onto the TEAN website.

• You will be informed when your student's dissertation is issued online.

Your interest in STeP is much appreciated - thank you.

If you decide to submit your dissertation to STeP, please note the following: 

• Dissertations can be sent at any time. 
• Your dissertation must have a title. 
• Appendices are not usually suitable except in exceptional circumstances - please delete them and any reference to them in the text. If you are unsure about this, contact the editor for advice. 
• It is important that you have the recommendation of your tutor as to the suitability and quality of the dissertation and that the dissertation is of a high standard.

Dissertations should be sent as an email attachment Word file to alison.jackson@cumbria.ac.uk Please accompany your submission with an email explaining what it is, an email address that is best to contact you on, your institution and the name and contact details of your tutor. If you have any problem with sending your dissertation by email because of the size of the file, contact the editor. 

1. In your submission e-mail, send details of the name of your tutor, tutor’s e-mail and tutor’s affiliation.
2. Your paper – make sure you have the title of your paper, your name and your institution.