{"product_id":"academics-writing-the-dynamics-of-knowledge-creation-paperback","title":"Academics Writing: The Dynamics of Knowledge Creation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKarin Tusting\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSharon McCulloch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIbrar Bhatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcademics Writing\u003c\/em\u003e recounts how academic writing is changing in the contemporary university, transforming what it means to be an academic and how, as a society, we produce academic knowledge. Writing practices are changing as the academic profession itself is reconfigured through new forms of governance and accountability, increasing use of digital resources, and the internationalisation of higher education. Through detailed studies of writing in the daily life of academics in different disciplines and in different institutions, this book explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe space and time of academic writing;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003etensions between disciplines and institutions around genres of writing;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe diversity of stances adopted towards the tools and technologies of writing, and towards engagement with social media; and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe importance of relationships and collaboration with others, in writing and in ongoing learning in a context of constant change.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing out implications of the work for academics, university management, professional training, and policy, \u003ci\u003eAcademics Writing: The Dynamics of Knowledge Creation \u003c\/i\u003eis key reading for anyone studying or researching writing, academic support, and development within education and applied linguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKarin Tusting\u003c\/strong\u003e is a senior lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University. Her research interests lie in workplace literacies and accountability practices, and linguistic ethnography. She has published on academics, writing practices, digital literacies, workplace literacies and audit society, and linguistic ethnography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharon McCulloch is a senior lecturer in the School of Language and Global Studies at the University of Central Lancashire. Her research interests lie mainly in L2 writing and academic discourse; in particular how students engage with reading, use source material in their writing, and develop their authorial voice. She is also interested in professional academic writing practices and how institutional and social contexts affect writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIbrar Bhatt is a lecturer in the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work at Queen's University Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK). His research and teaching interests are in the fields of applied linguistics (including TESOL), literacy studies, and educational research with new media. He is also a member of the Governing Council of the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE), and a convener of its \"Digital University Network\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Hamilton is Professor Emerita of Adult Learning and Literacy in the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University, UK. She has a long-standing interest in informal, vernacular learning and how communicative and learning resources are built across the life span. Her current research is in literacy policy and governance, socio-material theory, academic literacies, and change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Barton is Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Lancaster University, England, and erstwhile Director of the Lancaster Literacy Research Centre. His most recent books, both co-authored and published by Routledge, are \u003cem\u003eLanguage Online\u003c\/em\u003e (2013) and \u003cem\u003eResearching Language and Social Media\u003c\/em\u003e (2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47408646652082,"sku":"9780815385905","price":93.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/30dda59137bce1a93a6ae874124f0f9f.webp?v=1778249885","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/academics-writing-the-dynamics-of-knowledge-creation-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}