Developing Writers in Higher Education : A Longitudinal Study / edited by Anne Ruggles Gere.

Intro; Contents; Introduction (Anne Ruggles Gere); Section One: Writing Is a Rhetorical and Social Activity; Introduction to Section One; One: toward critical engagement: affect and action in student interactions with instructor feedback (Emily Wilson and Justine Post); Two: "a good development thing": a longitudinal analysis of peer review and authority in undergraduate writing (Benjamin Keating); Section Two: Genre Awareness Contributes to Student Writing Development; Introduction to Section Two.

Three: "kinds of writing": student conceptions of academic and creative forms of writing development (Lizzie Hutton and Gail Gibson)Four: complicating the relationship between disciplinary expertise and writing development (Ryan McCarty); Section Three: Writing (and Writing Instruction) Benefits from Attention to Language-Level Features; Introduction to Section Three; Five: generality and certainty in undergraduate writing over time: a corpus study of epistemic stance across levels, disciplines, and genres (Laura L. Aull).

Six: tracking students' developing conceptions of voice and style in writing (Zak Lancaster)Section Four: All Writers Have More to Learn; Introduction to Section Four; Seven: grace: a case study of resourcefulness and resilience (Anna V. Knutson); Eight: "my writing writing": student conceptions of writing and self-perceptions of multimodal compositional development (Naomi Silver); Section Five: Writing Development Precedes and Extends Beyond College; Introduction to Section Five.

Nine: reaching back to move beyond the "typical" student profile: the influence of high school in undergraduate writing development (Sarah Swofford)Ten: writing beyond the university (Anne Ruggles Gere); Conclusion (Anne Ruggles Gere); Appendices; Appendix 1: Demographic Information; Appendix 2: Sweetland Minor in Writing Program Details; Appendix 3: Sample of Writing Development Surveys; Appendix 4: Samples of Interview Questions; Appendix 5: Interview Codebook; Appendix 6: List of Participants by Name and Chapter; Contributors; Index.

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"There have been several studies of college student writers' development across the undergraduate years, but this book is the largest and most comprehensive because it includes extensive data on 169 students, and each chapter raises different questions and offers a new perspective on writerly development. At a time when the value of a college education is being questioned, this book offers clear evidence of how undergraduates move toward becoming effective writers. While there is no shortage of complaints about writing skills in the general population, there is relatively little appreciation for and understanding of the kinds of investments, of both funds and commitment, necessary to address this need. Students do not all follow the same path, of course, but this book shows how writing for various purposes in multiple disciplines leads them to new levels of competence"-- Provided by publisher

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