1st Edition

Writing in Social Spaces A social processes approach to academic writing

By Rowena Murray Copyright 2015
176 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Writing in Social Spaces addresses the problem of making time and space for writing in academic life and work of the professionals and practitioners who do academic writing'. Even those who want to write, who know how to write well and who have quality publications, report that they cannot find enough time for writing. Many supervisors are unsure about how to help postgraduates improve their... Read more

Introduction: Making writing relational  1 Socializing writing  2 Becoming a writer  3 Becoming rhetorical  4 Skill  5 Structure  6 Productivity  7 Disengagement  8 Containment  9 Leadership  10 A framework for social writing  Conclusion: Concept + experience

Biography

Rowena Murray is Professor in Education, University of the West of Scotland, UK.