By addressing ethical dilemmas in a wide range of situations--qualitative research studies, interview studies, studies of classroom practice, studies of student writing, and feminist work--Gesa Kirsch explores some important questions: Can researchers represent the experiences of others without misrepresenting, misappropriating, or distorting their realities? What are researchers' responsibilities toward research participants, students, and readers? What ethical principles can guide researchers when they encounter participants who share highly confidential information or work with...
By addressing ethical dilemmas in a wide range of situations--qualitative research studies, interview studies, studies of classroom practice, studies ...
This collection of highly readable essays reveals that research is not restricted to library archives. When researchers pursue information and perspectives from sources beyond the archivesfrom existing people and places they are often rewarded with unexpected discoveries that enrich their research and their lives."Beyond the Archives: Research as a Lived Process "presents narratives that demystify and illuminate the research process by showing how personal experiences, family history, and scholarly research intersect. Editors Gesa E. Kirsch and Liz Rohan emphasize how important it is for...
This collection of highly readable essays reveals that research is not restricted to library archives. When researchers pursue information and perspec...
From two leading scholars in the field comes this landmark assessment of the shifting terrain of feminist rhetorical practices in recent decades. Jacqueline Jones Royster and Gesa E. Kirsch contend the field of rhetorical studies is being transformed through the work of feminist rhetoricians who have brought about notable changes in who the subjects of rhetorical study can be, how their practices can be critiqued, and how the effectiveness and value of the inquiry frameworks can be articulated.
To contextualize a new and changed landscape for narratives in the history of rhetoric, Royster...
From two leading scholars in the field comes this landmark assessment of the shifting terrain of feminist rhetorical practices in recent decades. Jacq...
An essential reference for students and scholars exploring the methods and methodologies of writing research.
What does it mean to research writing today? What are the practical and theoretical issues researchers face when approaching writing as they do? What are the gains or limitations of applying particular methods, and what might researchers be overlooking? These questions and more are answered by the writing research field s leading scholars in "Writing Studies Research in Practice: Methods and Methodologies."
Editors Nickoson and Sheridan gather twenty chapters from leaders in...
An essential reference for students and scholars exploring the methods and methodologies of writing research.
