Changing the Default to Support Open Access to Education Research

Bibliographic Data

ID9735257
AuthorsAlysia D Roehrig (0000-0002-2038-2865, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, corresponding author), Devin Soper (0000-0002-2667-4594, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL), Bradley E Cox (0000-0001-6665-3651, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL), Gloria P Colvin (Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL), Gloria Colvin (Florida State University)
Year2018
Volume47
Issue7
Pages465-473
Publication date2018-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Researcher (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X
PublisherAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3102/0013189x18782974
OpenAlexW2809680448
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited29

This essay explores factors underlying the underutilization of Open Access (OA) to make education research literature freely available online, where it can benefit a global audience of researchers, students, teachers, and policymakers. Situating this autobiographical self-study in the context of the broader global and scholarly context, we use Bullough and Pinnegar’s (2001) setting-convocation-resolution approach to present our stories as points of departure for reflection, conversation, research, and action. We do so to raise awareness and enhance understanding of the complex and rapidly evolving legal, ethical, and practical issues surrounding public accessibility to scholarship. We also issue a call to action by outlining concrete, stakeholder-specific steps that would help OA become the new default for publication of education research

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