1st Edition

A Philosophical Approach to Perceptions of Academic Writing Practices in Higher Education Through a Glass Darkly

By Amanda French Copyright 2022
182 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

182 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

182 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book takes a philosophical approach to the question ‘what is academic writing?’ and specifically explores the question of how academic writing and writing development can be better understood and developed by lecturers in higher education. It examines how a number of interconnected and interdisciplinary political, linguistic, discursive, ontological and epistemological frameworks can... Read more

List of Illustrations

Preface

Introduction

  1. Reconceptualising academic writing practices: muddling through and mixing it up
  2. A professional academic writing in higher education habitus

  3. Researching academic writing practices in higher education: the need for a post-qualitative enquiry into academic writing
  4. Onto-epistemological accounts of academic writing practices: listening differently to lecturers’ experiences
  5. A queered philosophical practice imaginary for academic writing in higher education

References

Biography

Amanda French is a Reader in teaching and learning at the School of Education and Social Work, Birmingham City University, UK.