Multiple authorship: the road to developing a research profile quickly: a case study

This paper outlines one of the strategies being employed by two first-time researchers in a small non-traditional Austt·alian university who are striving to develop their own research profile quickly. Using both an action learning and a narrative approach the researchers reflect on their recent collaborative research experience and performance, and recognize the benefits. They conclude that working collaboratively with the right person(s) will not only set first-timers on the path to becoming productive researchers, but will help them do so more effectiVely than if they remain independent.