Within both the noisy and the quiet conversations in our writing centers, something
extraordinary is happening. Undergraduate peer tutors are creating one of the most …

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The author asks about the institutional and personal conditions under which academic
writing centres can be established in the long term. As an example, she analyses the …

This collection helps students and researchers understand the foundations of writing center
studies in order to make sound decisions about the types of methods and theoretical lenses …

by Isabelle Thompson Why should writing centers embrace rather than simply comply with
external mandates for assessment? As all of us know, writing center directors are already …

Though we all think we know what good writing is when we see it, it's difficult to define it
precisely; and without a satisfactory definition, it becomes problematical to assess as well as …

To demonstrate effectiveness, writing centers collect quantitative and/or qualitative
information about and from the students who use their services. A broader understanding of …

In response to a call by writing-center researchers and professionals since the 1980s for
rigorous scientific assessment, this paper reports on a project that is the first to implement a …

Writing about the writing center: Exploring what factors motivate writing center usage outside
the North American context Page 7 7 Writing about the Writing Center: Exploring What Factors …

This article contributes to the ongoing conversation, in the South African Journal of Higher
Education (SAJHE) and other journals, about academic literacy development in higher …