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Research in the Teaching of English, 1980
Stephen P. Witte outlines a conceptual model useful for classifying research in written composition; Roy C. O'Connell surveys contents of volumes 1-10 of this journal; and Arthur Applebee and George Hillocks, Jr., trade comments about James Britton's study as reported in "The Development of Writing Abilities (11-18)." (GT)
Descriptors: Educational Research, English Instruction, Models, Research Needs
Cooper, Charles R., Ed.; Greenbaum, Sidney, Ed. – 1986
In addition to presenting the results of analyses of written texts from a linguistic perspective, this book proposes productive methods for discourse analysis and identifies new directions for work on written communication. The studies presented in the book illustrate the importance of text linguistics and discourse analysis for research on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Linguistics
Kinkead, Joyce A., Ed.; Harris, Jeanette G., Ed. – 1993
This book profiles 12 writing centers that function effectively on their college and university campuses. Following an introduction that provides an overview and suggests ways the book can be used, the centers are examined in detail in the following chapters: (1) "A Multiservice Writing Lab in a Multiversity: The Purdue University Writing…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Context Effect
Padak, Nancy D., Ed.; And Others – 1992
This 1992 yearbook presents the following 26 articles: "Tensions between Numbers and Knowing: A Study of Changes in Assessment during Implementation of Literature-Based Reading Instruction" (P. L. Scharer); "Story Reading in Daycare: A Help or a Hindrance?" (F. K. Hurley); "Preservice Teachers' Reminiscences of Positive and Negative Reading…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergent Literacy