From Inquiry to Academic Writing: A Text and Reader

by Stuart Greene and April Lidinsky

Academic writing is a conversation -- a collaborative exchange of ideas to pursue new knowledge. "From Inquiry to Academic Writing: A Text and Reader" demystifies cross-curricular thinking and writing by breaking it down into a series of comprehensible habits and skills that students can learn in order to join in. The extensive thematic reader opens up thought-provoking conversations being held throughout the academy and in the culture at large.

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction, Textbooks, School, Academic, Education, Reference

908 pages, Paperback

First published January 23, 2008

Reviews

[Miriam Jacobs]

Good for supporting a class learning to use APA and conduct minor primary reasearch.

[Jonathan Charlestream]

outdated piece of ****

[Kathleen]

I am inheriting this book for a class I am teaching this fall--I like to take advice from my colleagues the first time through a new class. My colleague liked the book and so I am giving it a spin. I will let you know if I like it better once the semester is done. However, I will not assign my students to read many of the short readings the authors chose to include: Richard Rodriguez and ED Hirsch? Really? I think my progressive mentors would spin in their retirement rockers if they knew I was assigning it! :)

[Diana]

This is the textbook from which I taught this semester. I'm not sure if I've slowly become inured to...hmm, shall I say less delightful reading material...over the years, but I feel this far surpasses the one to which I was subjected as a freshman in terms of engagement and interest. Many of the included essays are quite fascinating (though I'm sure some of my students would agree to disagree).

[Andrey]

It was alright. I mean, it was a textbook so that speaks for itself.
That being said though, there are some gems of information in here, and some of the essays that are used as examples are excellent. So it isn't a boring read. Just a very, very lengthy one.

[Earl]

Excellent selection of essays, and some very useful writing aid/helps.

[Sab]

alright