Methods and Methodology in Composition Research

by Gesa E. Kirsch (Editor)

In original essays, fourteen nationally known scholars examine the practical, philosophical, and epistemological implications of a variety of research traditions. Included are discussions of historical, theoretical, and feminist scholarship; case-study and ethnographic research; text and conversation analysis; and cognitive, experimental, and descriptive research. Issues that cross methodological boundaries, such as the nature of collaborative research and writing, methodological pluralism, the classification and coding of research data, and the politics of composition research, are also examined. Contributors reflect on their own research practices, and so reflect the current state of composition research itself.

368 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1992

Reviews

[Matt Sautman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book provides detailed introductions into writing studies intersections with empiricism, but I do not find the essays here to be completely mind-altering. Nonetheless, there is plenty of useful information here for resources and inspiration for writing studies research.

[Lisa Phillips · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent overview of where comp. research has been and great preface to understand current conversations in the field