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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richards, Janet C.

Contributor:

Miller, Sharon K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Authorship.

Education.

Academic writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

1-135-61622-1

1-135-61623-X

1-282-37525-3

9786612375255

1-4106-1341-0

9781410613417

OCLC:

475973261