Developing an Experiential Research Writing Course Experientially

Autor/inn/en	Castle, P. J.; Keane, M.
Titel	Developing an Experiential Research Writing Course Experientially
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Higher Education, 26 (2012) 3, S.422-440 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1011-3487
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; Action Research; Writing (Composition); Learning Theories; Writing Instruction; Writing Research; Research Methodology; Research Proposals; Proposal Writing; Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Writing Skills; Communities of Practice; Transformative Learning; Feedback (Response); South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Projektforschung; Schreibübung; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Schreibunterricht; Schreibforschung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Forschungsgegenstand; Antragstellung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Community; Pädagogische Transformation; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	In 2009 we developed an experiential Research Writing course to help academics at our university to become more productive and successful writers. Our aim was to create a stimulating environment in which each participant's voice, knowledge and experience was valued, and where learning was characterised by optimism, creativity and energy. In this article we describe the context which gave rise to the Research Writing course, and the theories of learning and writing which informed course design and development. We also discuss the variations which are inevitable when learning is experiential, and dependent, in part, on group composition and dynamics. Is it possible to design a course for a diverse group of academics from different disciplines, at different levels of seniority and with different first languages? To answer this question we describe three cycles of action research, and reflect critically on our experience of presenting the course. (Contains 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10