Critical Collaborative Communities: Academic Writing Partnerships, Groups, and Retreats

Nicola Simmons, Ann Singh

ISBN 10: 9004410961 / ISBN 13: 9789004410961

Published by BRILL, 2019

About this Item

&Uumlber den AutorNicola Simmons, Ph.D., Brock University, focuses on postsecondary pedagogy. She is co-editor of the Brill - Sense Critical Issues in the Future of Learning and Teaching series, a 3M National Teaching Fell.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Critical Collaborative Communities: Academic Writing Partnerships, Groups, and Retreats
• Publisher: BRILL
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004410961
• ISBN 13: 9789004410961
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Writing comprises a significant proportion of academic staff members’ roles. While academics have been acculturated to the notion of ‘publish or perish,’ they often struggle to find the time to accomplish writing papers and tend to work alone. The result can be a sense of significant stress and isolation around the writing process. Writing partnerships, groups, and retreats help mitigate these challenges and provide significant positive writing experiences for their members.

Critical Collaborative Communities describes diverse examples of partnerships from writing regularly with one or two colleagues to larger groups that meet for a single day, regular writing meetings, or a retreat over several days. While these approaches bring mutual support for members, each is not without its respective challenges. Each chapter outlines an approach to writing partnerships and interrogates its strengths and limitations as well as proposes recommendations for others hoping to implement the practice. Authors in this volume describe how they have built significant trusting relationships that have helped avoid isolation and have led to their self-authorship as academic writers.

About the Author

Nicola Simmons, Ph.D., Brock University, focuses on postsecondary pedagogy. She is co-editor of the Brill | Sense Critical Issues in the Future of Learning and Teaching series, a 3M National Teaching Fellow, and holds a Brock Chancellor’s Chair for Teaching Excellence.

Ann Singh, M.Ed., Brock University, is a Project Management Professional (PMP) who is interested in adult education, lifelong learning, and mentorship. Ann teaches courses on project development and management and believes in extending learning beyond the classroom.