Academic Writing at the Graduate Level: Improving the Curriculum through Faculty Collaboration

Autor/inn/en	Bair, Mary A.; Mader, Cynthia E.
Titel	Academic Writing at the Graduate Level: Improving the Curriculum through Faculty Collaboration
Quelle	In: Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 10 (2013) 1, Artikel 4 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-9789
Schlagwörter	Masters Degrees; Education; Graduate Students; Academic Discourse; Writing Difficulties; Student Attitudes; Theory Practice Relationship; Curriculum Development; College Faculty; College Students; Surveys; Research Utilization; Teacher Education; Research Skills; Critical Thinking; Thinking Skills; Synthesis; Low Achievement; Independent Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildung; Erziehung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Discourse; Diskurs; Schreibstörung; Schülerverhalten; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Fakultät; Collegestudent; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Forschungsumsetzung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Forschungsleistung; Kritisches Denken; Denkfähigkeit; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Selbststudium
Abstract	This article describes a collaborative self-study undertaken to identify the source of academic writing difficulties among graduate students and find ways to address them. Ten faculty members in a college of education came together to define the problem and to analyze data gleaned from faculty and student surveys, course documents, course assignments, and course assessments. We found discrepancies between faculty and student perceptions about graduate preparation for academic writing and between the espoused and enacted curriculum. Both faculty and students identified problems associated with synthesizing theory and research. We discuss the need for teacher-scholars in today's educational environment, the challenges facing curriculum improvement, and several program-specific measures being undertaken to address identified gaps in academic writing and critical thinking. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10