Journal of Instructional Research

the journal of instructional research (jir) is an annual publication by the center for innovation in research and teaching at grand canyon university. the journal highlights faculty research relevant to best practices in post-secondary instruction. jir has a unique two-stage evaluation process with public peer review and interactive discussion followed by a final formalized peer review for interested authors. the overarching goal of jir is to provide sotl researchers an opportunity to receive public review of their work to promote innovative, quality research that examines post-secondary teaching and learning. through the public review process, authors receive feedback they can use for revising their research prior to submitting for publication. the public review element of jir lends itself to providing an opportunity for both positive and constructive feedback for novice researchers. authors can elect to submit the revised work either to jir for publication consideration or to anothe