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Writing Groups, Change and Academic Identity

Research development as local practice

Bibliographic Data

ID4096751
AuthorsAlison Lee (0000-0001-5518-5442, University of Technology Sydney), David Boud (0000-0002-6883-2722, University of Technology Sydney)
Year2003
Volume28
Issue2
Pages187-200
Publication date2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0307507032000058109
OpenAlexW2139177274
LanguageEN
Citations received57
References cited9

The development of the research potential of university staff has been given less attention than many other aspects of professional development, particularly teaching development. Yet there is an important need for the development of staff in the research role in the light of growth of higher education and changes to the organisation of the sector in many countries. This article examines one strategy for research development: the use of writing groups. It argues that writing is best seen as a starting point, rather than an endpoint, of the research process and hence that fostering academic writing is a useful place to do research development work. The article provides details of the use of a number of writing groups over three years in a particular faculty and explores the responses of leaders and participants. It identifies factors important in the use of this strategy and focuses on the contextual conditions required for initiatives of this kind to be effectively implemented

Academic writing · Engineering ethics · Higher education · Pedagogy · Political science · Professional development · Public relations · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Psychology · Reflective Practices in Education

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Unique citing works57
Citations per year2,71
Citation span2005 - 2026 (22)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 54
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