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Handbook of Writing Research
Author(s): Charles A. MacArthur (Author), Steve Graham (Author), Jill Fitzgerald (Author)
- Publisher: The Guilford Press
- Publication Date: December 13, 2005
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 468 pages
- ISBN-10: 1593851901
- ISBN-13: 9781593851903
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Editorial Reviews
Review
“Covering a rich array of subjects, this handbook offers its readers necessary historical contexts and charts a future course for research in classroom writing. It approaches writing from cognitive, psychological, and sociocultural perspectives; provides new models of instruction supported by strong theoretical bases; and introduces relevant methodologies to the beginning and experienced scholar alike. This book should be on the shelves of all researchers of writing and literacy.”–Douglas Kaufman, PhD, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut
“Researchers and graduate students in literacy, educational psychology, and special education will find this handbook an indispensable source. The contributors critically review two decades’ worth of major theoretical, methodological and instructional advances in the field, and the content is expertly organized to provide easy access to key issues and perspectives. The final section on research methodology and analytic tools for the study of writing is a welcome addition.”–Susan De La Paz, PhD, Department of Education, Santa Clara University
“The editors of the
Handbook have done an admirable job of assembling widely recognized experts to discuss virtually all aspects of writing research. This is an extraordinary resource for anyone interested in writing, and a rich volume to draw from for college teaching. It will stand for some time as a major resource for those working in the field of writing and is certain to influence the direction of future research.”–Barry J. Zimmerman, PhD, Doctoral Program in Educational Psychology, Graduate School of the City University of New York“I know of no other book that addresses basic issues and ‘hot topics’ in writing development and instruction from so many diverse perspectives. Leading researchers have written meaningful chapters on historical, sociocultural, cognitive, and neuropsychological factors underlying writing processes, the motivation to write, and writing self-efficacy. The section on research methods is particularly impressive.”–Steve Benton, PhD, Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Kansas State University
“An amazing tour de force. Every chapter is informative, detailed, and instructive. The Handbook of Writing Research is essential reading for those in the field, for those who want to know about it, and for those who want to join in.” ―
PsycCRITIQUES Published On: 2008-01-16About the Author
Charles A. MacArthur, PhD, is Professor of Special Education in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. His major research interests include understanding writing development and difficulties, designing instruction for struggling writers, applying technology to support reading and writing, and understanding learning processes in inclusive classrooms. He is currently principal investigator of a federally funded research project investigating instruction in decoding and spelling for adult basic education students. He is editor of the Journal of Special Education.
Steve Graham, EdD, is the Curry Ingram Professor in the Peabody College of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University. His research has focused on identifying the factors that contribute to writing development and writing difficulties, developing and validating effective instructional procedures for struggling writers, and using technology to enhance writing performance. He is the former editor of Contemporary Educational Psychology and the current editor of Exceptional Children. He is also the author, with Karen R. Harris, of Writing Better and Making the Writing Process Work, and the coeditor, with H. Lee Swanson and Karen R. Harris, of the Handbook of Learning Disabilities.
Jill Fitzgerald, PhD, is Interim Dean and Professor of Literacy Studies at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where she has taught since 1979. Her primary research interests include literacy issues for multilingual learners and early literacy development in relation to literacy instruction reform efforts. She has received the American Educational Research Association’s Outstanding Review of Research Award and (with George Noblit) the International Reading Association’s Dina Feitelson Award for Research. She currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Educational Psychology, Reading Research Quarterly, and Contemporary Educational Psychology
