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Record Nr.

UNINA9910967619203321

Autore

Murray Rowena

Titolo

The handbook of academic writing : a fresh approach / / by Rowena Murray and Sarah Moore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, England ; ; New York, : McGraw-Hill : Open University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-281-12958-5

9786611129583

0-335-23007-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MooreSarah

Disciplina

808.06637

Soggetti

Academic writing

Authorship

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. [184]-190) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copy right -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Part I -- Chapter 1 Defining and understanding academic writing -- Chapter 2 Advancing your writing Starting, gaining momentum and engaging creatively in the academic writing process -- Chapter 3 Retreating Reviewing, revising, crafting and enhancing your writing -- Chapter 4 Disciplinarity in academic writing -- Part II -- Chapter 5 Retreating to advance Planning, running and participating in writers' retreats for academics -- Chapter 6 A writing for publication programme -- Chapter 7 Writers' groups -- Part III -- Chapter 8 Redefining academic writing practices -- Chapter 9 Integrating writing into your life -- Chapter 10 Using writing to reconcile teaching- research tensions -- Chapter 11 Advancing and retreating -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back cover.

Sommario/riassunto

The Handbook of Academic Writing offers practical advice to busy academics who want, and are often required, to integrate writing into their working lives.