The IIRP is committed to creating a learning environment that meets the needs of its diverse student body. The Office of Student Services has resources to assist you in many areas, including advising, registration, tuition payment, and academic support. If you anticipate or experience any barriers to learning in this course, please discuss your concerns with your course faculty or Student Services (
Our faculty are involved and interested in the development of each student and do their best to help students if they are experiencing difficulty. Students should reach out to their advisor for guidance.
The IIRP Graduate School Library also has resources available to assist students in a variety of skills.
Library
The IIRP Graduate School Library specializes in books, journals, and other resources related to restorative practices, and provides research and writing support services to students, faculty, and staff.
The IIRP provides online access to scholarly research via premium literature databases on EBSCOhost and ProQuest, as well a variety of publicly-available resources; these include SocINDEX, ERIC, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, Google Scholar, NJCRS, Restorative Justice Legislation Database, APA PsychNET, Open Access content, and much more. Any materials not available in the Library may be obtained through its interlibrary loan service.
The Library provides support for American Psychological Association (APA) writing style with an original APA writing guide illustrated with examples drawn from the literature of restorative practices, as well as links to additional self-teaching tools.
The Library hosts a collection of instructions, forms, and tools for compliance with Institutional Review Board (IRB) rules for the use of human subjects in research.
The Library supports information literacy with a collection of resources to help students evaluate research information and to use it legally and ethically; in addition, it provides links to free citation management tools that can help users organize and share research content.
The Library webpage also offers public access to its online catalog of print and digital holdings and a variety other resources, as well as contact information for the Librarian.
Turnitin
Turnitin
Some courses enable Turnitin ("turn it in") for specific assignments. Turnitin is a tool that compares submitted writing with content found on the internet, in various published works, and in papers submitted by other students to determine how similar the texts are.
Text that is similar to other work but is not correctly cited is a form of plagiarism.
Students can upload a draft of their paper anytime prior to the assignment deadline to view their Similarity report. If a student determines their paper requires corrections, they can upload a revised version of their work for grading. Using Turnitin is a way for students to feel confident that they have cited source materials appropriately in their academic papers.
Instructions for using Turnitin are provided with any assignment that has Turnitin enabled.
Tutor.com
Tutor.com
The IIRP has contracted with Tutor.com for writing support and quantitative statistics tutoring. In the Moodle page of each course, students can follow a link to Tutor.com where they can choose to:
- Chat online with a live tutor (available 24/7).
- Schedule a virtual meeting to discuss questions.
- Upload a paper for review and feedback.
Each student is allotted a total of three (3) hours of free support per academic year. A student who needs additional time is to contact Student Services at 610-807-9221.
(Note: Tutor.com is a third-party service provided as a convenience for students; it is not affiliated with the IIRP. Tutors can assist with writing style, grammar, and mechanics; they cannot assess subject content.)
