Researching the Writing Center
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Researching the Writing Center

Towards an Evidence-Based Practice

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  2. English
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Researching the Writing Center

Towards an Evidence-Based Practice

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About This Book

Researching the Writing Center is the first book-length treatment of the research base for academic writing tutoring. The book reviews the current state of writing center scholarship, arguing that although they continue to value anecdotal and experiential evidence, practitioner-researchers must also appreciate empirical evidence as mediating theory and practice. Readers of this book will discover an evidence-based orientation to research and be able to evaluate the current scholarship on recommended writing center practice. Chapters examine the research base for current theory and practice involving the contexts of tutoring, tutoring activities, and the tutoring of «different» populations. Readers will investigate the sample research question, «What is a 'successful' writing consultation?» The book concludes with an agenda for future questions about writing center practice that can be researched empirically. Researching the Writing Center is intended for writing center professionals, researchers, graduate students in English, composition studies, and education, and peer tutors in training.

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Publisher
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Year
2012
ISBN
9781453908693
Edition
1
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Student Life

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. 1. Theory, Practice, and What’s In Between: Writing Center Scholarship
  4. 2. Research Basics in Evidence-Based Practice
  5. 3. The Contexts of Tutoring
  6. 4. Tutoring “Different” Populations
  7. 5. Tutoring Activities
  8. 6. The Details? They Matter
  9. 7. A Sample Research Question: What is a “Successful” Writing Tutorial?
  10. 8. An Agenda for Writing Center Research
  11. Appendix A: KU Writing Center: Research Information Sample Informed Consent Form
  12. Appendix B: Application for Project Approval
  13. References
  14. Index