Researching the Writing Center
eBook - PDF

Researching the Writing Center

Towards an Evidence-Based Practice, Revised Edition

  1. 367 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Researching the Writing Center

Towards an Evidence-Based Practice, Revised Edition

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 practitioner-researchers continue to value anecdotal and experiential evidence, they must also appreciate empirical evidence as mediating theory and practice. Readers of this revised edition 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 specific populations. Readers will investigate the sample research question "What is a 'successful' writing consultation?" Researching the Writing Center concludes with an agenda for future questions about writing center practice that can be researched empirically. This revised edition of the text is intended for writing center professionals, researchers, graduate students in English, composition studies, and education, and peer tutors in training. It is also suitable for courses in writing center theory and practice, learning center theory and practice, composition studies, education, and learning assistance.

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Information

Publisher
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Year
2018
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781433144790
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Computer Science General

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. List of Tables
  5. Chapter One: Theory, Practice, and What’s in Between: Writing Center Scholarship
  6. Chapter Two: Research Basics in Evidence-Based Practice
  7. Chapter Three: The Contexts of Tutoring
  8. Chapter Four: Tutoring Diverse Populations
  9. Chapter Five: The Interactions of Tutoring
  10. Chapter Six: A Sample Research Question: What Is a Successful Writing Tutorial?
  11. Chapter Seven: An Agenda for Writing Center Research
  12. Appendix A: Sample Informed Consent Form
  13. Appendix B: Sample IRB Form
  14. Author Index
  15. Topic Index

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