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Becoming Writing, Becoming Writers

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ID2385245
AuthorsJulia Colyar (University at Buffalo,)
Year2009
Volume15
Issue2
Pages421-436
Publication date2009-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Inquiry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8004 • E-ISSN: 1552-7565
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1077800408318280
OpenAlexW2102152750
LanguageEN
Citations received26
References cited15

Many qualitative researchers have puzzled over the question of how to write more engaging, more communicative texts. "Why" we write, however, is not often part of our scholarly conversations. In this article, I examine the writing process and position writing as a learning tool which enables what researchers know about themselves and their topics. I engage with writing as a product, process, form of invention, and instrument of self-reflection. Ultimately, I suggest that writing should be included more intentionally in our research methods courses. Writing is not simply what we "do," but also how we become better writers and scholars

Academic writing · Pedagogy · Process (computing · Product (mathematics · Professional writing · Reflection (computer programming · Reflective writing · Sociology · Writing process · Artistic and Creative Research · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Writing and Handwriting Education

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Unique citing works26
Citations per year1,63
Citation span2010 - 2025 (16)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 26

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