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Informationen zum Autor Rowena Murray is Associate Dean (Research) at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. She carries out research on writing, funded by the Nuffield Foundation and British Academy. Her other bestselling books with Open University Press include How to Write a Thesis , How to Survive Your Viva and The Handbook of Academic Writing (written with Sarah Moore). Rowena is also Editor of the Helping Students to Learn Series and edited the first volume - The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education . Klappentext The Handbook of Academic Writing offers practical advice to busy academics who want, and are often required, to integrate writing into their working lives. It defines what academic writing is, and the process of getting started through to completion, covering topics such as:Gaining momentumReviewing and revisingSelf-disciplineWriting regularlyWriters' groups and retreatsAcademic writing is one of the most demanding tasks that all academics and researchers face. In some disciplines there is guidance on what is needed to be productive, successful writers; but in other disciplines there is no training, support or mentoring of any kind. This book helps those in both groups not only to improve their writing skills and strategies, but, equally importantly, to find satisfaction in engaging in regular and productive writing. Underpinned by a diverse range of literature, this book addresses the different dimensions of writing. The fresh approach that Murray and Moore explore in this book includes developing rhetorical knowledge, focusing on writing behaviours and understanding writing contexts. This book will help writers in academic contexts to develop a productive writing strategy, not only for research monitoring exercises, but also for the long term. Zusammenfassung The Handbook of Academic Writing offers practical advice to busy academics who want! and are often required! to integrate writing into their working lives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Preface Part I Defining and understanding academic writing Advancing your writing: Starting, gaining momentum and engaging creatively in the academic writing process Retreating: Reviewing, revising, crafting and enhancing your writing Disciplinarity in academic writing Part II Retreating to advance: Planning, running and participating in writers' retreats for academics A writing for publication programme Writers' groups Part III Redefining academic writing practices Integrating writing into your life Using writing to reconcile teaching-research tensions. Advancing and retreating: The essential dynamic of academic writing Bibliography Index ...
