Researching the Writing Center: Towards an Evidence-Based Practice

ISBN-13: 9781433119248 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers Publication date: 07/24/2012 Edition description: 2nd ed. Pages: 239 Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d) 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 consultatio