Helping Doctoral Students Write Av Barbara (deakin University Melbourne Australia) Kamler, Pat (university Of Nottingham Uk) Thomson

<P>Helping Doctoral Students Write offers a proven approach to effective doctoral writing. By treating research <I>as</I> writing and writing <I>as</I> research, the authors offer pedagogical strategies for doctoral supervisors that will assist the production of well-argued and lively dissertations. </P><P>It is clear that many doctoral candidates find research writing complicated and difficult, but the advice they receive often glosses over the complexities of writing and/or locates the problem in the writer. Kamler and Thomson provide a highly effective framework for scholarly work that is located in personal, institutional and cultural contexts. </P><P>The pedagogical approach developed in the book is based on the notion of writing as a social practice. This approach allows supervisors to think of doctoral writers as novices who need to learn new ways with words as they enter the discursive practices of scholarly communities. This involves learning sophisticated writing practices wi

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