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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449919303321

Autore

Richards Janet C. <1936->

Titolo

Doing academic writing in education : connecting the personal and the professional / / Janet C. Richards, Sharon K. Miller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. : , : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, , 2005

ISBN

1-135-61622-1

1-135-61623-X

1-282-37525-3

9786612375255

1-4106-1341-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (246 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MillerSharon K

Disciplina

808/.06607

Soggetti

Education - Authorship

Academic writing

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-206) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Contributing Writer-Educators; About the Authors; 1 Seeing Ourselves as Writers: A Process of Personal Discovery; 2 Types and Purposes of Academic Writing; 3 Invention; 4 Drafting; 5 Revision: The Heart of Writing; 6 Editing; 7 Integrating the Personal and the Professional; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This clear, reader-friendly book is carefully designed to help readers gain confidence and acquire competence in their academic writing abilities. It focuses on real people as they write and actively involves readers in the writing process. The authors' innovative approach encourages reflection on how professional writing initiatives connect to the personal self. For pre-service and in-service teachers, graduate students, school administrators, educational specialists, and all others involved in the educational enterprise, effective writing is important to professional success. Organized to he