On the afternoon of April 24, Lin Lan, the Director of the Editorial Department of Educational Development Research, gave a special lecture titled“What makes good academic expression: The editor's perspective”. Professor Cui Sheng, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Disciplinary Committee of the School of Education and the Department of Psychology, attended the event. Wu Qiuxiang, a young faculty member from the faculty of Education, and also featured the participation of the young faculty member Zhang Yanan, postdoctoralfellow Wu Jingjing, and other teachers and students. This event was organized by the Ministry of Education-RUC Center for Educational Development and Public Policy Research.

From the perspective of editing, Lin Lan focused on four aspects: clear problem awareness, appropriate theoretical framework, appropriate research methods and rigorous academic expression, in-depth analysis of good article research issues, theory, methods and writing.

Lin Lan argued that agenuine research question is one that is relatively clear and focused, a question of great significance that represents a real issue. It should reflect the integration of the theory, practice and policy, and have a clear value position. When selecting a topic, one must be conscious of the focus, emphasis, and centrality, ensuring that the research content not only achieves breakthroughs and advancements in theory or concepts but also addresses reality and combines with practical situations. The true goal is to “write papers on the vast land of China”.

During the Q&A session, Lin Lan engaged in an in-depth exchange with the faculty and students, focusing on the transformation of practical issues into academic ones, the style and positioning of academic journals, and the integration of research questions with theory. This discussion provided answers to questions and clarified confusionsthat students and teachers encounter during the process of educational research and thesis writing.

In the concluding remarks, Wu Qiuxiang stated that thesis writing is aprocessnaturally evolves rather than being artificially forced. He encouraged students to be down-to-earth and patient, to explore actively and delve deeply into the fields that interest them, and to enhance their academic research capabilities through consistent and cumulative academic training.