FieldWorking

This acclaimed text incorporates examples by professional writers such as Peter Elbow, Joan Didion, Oliver Sacks, and Jamaica Kincaid, as well as student research projects on communities as diverse a truck stop, sports bar, homeless shelter ...

Author: Bonnie Stone Sunstein

Publisher: Macmillan

ISBN: 9780312622756

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 432

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FieldWorking is a fun and practical guide to research and writing. This acclaimed text incorporates examples by professional writers such as Peter Elbow, Joan Didion, Oliver Sacks, and Jamaica Kincaid, as well as student research projects on communities as diverse a truck stop, sports bar, homeless shelter, and horse sales barn, to help students identify and define their own subcultures and communities. In unique activities and comprehensive instruction, FieldWorking presents an ethnographic approach that empowers students to observe, listen, interpret, analyze, and write about the people and artifacts around them, while learning the essentials of college writing and research. FieldWorking is suitable for courses in English, anthropology, cultural studies, journalism — or in any discipline where research is required.

Designing Qualitative Research

Analyzing social settings: A guide to qualitative observation and analysis (3rd ed.). ... Fieldwork under fire: Contemporary studies of violence and survival. ... FieldWorking: Reading and writing research (4th ed.).

Author: Catherine Marshall

Publisher: SAGE Publications

ISBN: 9781483312866

Category: Social Science

Page: 352

View: 224

Addressing the complexity, flexibility, and controversies of qualitative research's many genres, Designing Qualitative Research, Sixth Edition gives students, research managers, policy analysts, and applied researchers clear, easy-to-understand guidance on designing qualitative research. While maintaining a focus on the proposal stage, this best-selling book takes readers from selecting a research genre through building a conceptual framework, data collection and interpretation, and arguing the merits of the proposal. Extended discussions cover strategies that researchers can use to address the challenges posed by postmodernists, feminists, and critical race theorists, as well as others who interrogate historical qualitative inquiry. The book also includes thoughtful discussion on trustworthiness and ethics, in addition to dealing with time, resource, and political stressors inherent to the research process. Throughout the book, authors Catherine Marshall and Gretchen B. Rossman emphasize the importance of being systematic but also inspire readers with potential "Aha!" moments and opportunities to do research in close connection with people and communities.

Student Research and Report Writing

First, many students do not realize that doing research and writing a research report is as time‐consuming as it is. ... Sunstein, Bonnie Stone, and Elizabeth Chiseri‐Strater. 2011. Field Working: Reading and Writing Research. 4th ed.

Author: Gabe T. Wang

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 9781118963906

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 288

View: 843

This is an invaluable, concise, all-in-one guide for carrying out student research and writing a paper, adaptable to course use and suitable for use by students independently, it successfully guides students along every step of the way. Allows students to better manage their research projects Exercises and worksheets break down the research process into small steps and walk students through each stage of the research project Offers real-world and lively examples that are attractive and relevant to students Based on twenty years of experience in teaching research techniques to students in a way that avoids the methodology "overkill" from encyclopaedic and intimidating textbooks Accompanying website includes powerpoint lecture slides for instructors and helpful links to video resources for student. Visit www.wiley.com\go\wang\researchreportwriting

Qualitative Research

FieldWorking: Reading and writing research (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin's. Tashakkori, A., & Teddlie, C. (Eds.) (2010). SAGE handbook of mixed methods in social & behavioral research (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Author: Johnny Saldana

Publisher: SAGE Publications

ISBN: 9781506305516

Category: Social Science

Page: 472

View: 385

Qualitative Research: Analyzing Life presents a fresh approach to teaching and learning qualitative methods for social inquiry—one that focuses on analysis from the very beginning of the text. By exploring qualitative research through a unique analytic lens, then cumulatively elaborating on methods in each successive chapter, this innovative work cultivates a skill set and literacy base that prepares readers to work strategically with empirical materials in their own fieldwork. Renowned authors Johnny Saldaña and Matt Omasta combine clear, accessible writing and analytic insight to show that analysis, in its broadest sense, is a process undertaken throughout the entire research experience.

The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers

Action research (4th ed.). Sage. Sullivan, P. (2012). Qualitative data analysis using a dialogical approach. Sage. Sunstein, B. S., & Chiseri-Strater, E. (2012). FieldWorking: Reading and writing research (4th ed.).

Author: Johnny Saldana

Publisher: SAGE Publications Limited

ISBN: 9781529755992

Category: Social Science

Page: 440

View: 252

This invaluable manual from world-renowned expert Johnny Saldaña illuminates the process of qualitative coding and provides clear, insightful guidance for qualitative researchers at all levels. The fourth edition includes a range of updates that build upon the huge success of the previous editions: A structural reformat has increased accessibility; the 3 sections from the previous edition are now spread over 15 chapters for easier sectional reference There are two new first cycle coding methods join the 33 others in the collection: Metaphor Coding and Themeing the Data: Categorically Includes a brand new companion website with links to SAGE journal articles, sample transcripts, links to CAQDAS sites, student exercises, links to video and digital content Analytic software screenshots and academic references have been updated, alongside several new figures added throughout the manual It remains the only book that looks specifically at coding qualitative data, as a core but often neglected skill that researchers and students alike need to effectively make sense of their data and to identify patterns, before they can analyse the material. Saldana presents a range of coding options with advantages and disadvantages to help researchers to choose the most appropriate approach for their project, reinforcing their perspective with real world examples, used to show step-by-step processes and to demonstrate important skills.

Qualitative Data Analysis

A collaborative methodology in which two or more researchers exchange perceptions of personal life histories to better understand a social ... Doing visual ethnography (3rd ed.). ... FieldWorking: Reading and writing research (4th ed.) ...

Author: Matthew B. Miles

Publisher: SAGE Publications

ISBN: 9781506353067

Category: Social Science

Page: 408

View: 183

Miles, Huberman, and Saldaña's Qualitative Data Analysis: A Methods Sourcebook is the authoritative text for analyzing and displaying qualitative research data. The Fourth Edition maintains the analytic rigor of previous editions while showcasing a variety of new visual display models for qualitative inquiry. Graphics are added to the now-classic matrix and network illustrations of the original co-authors. Five chapters have been substantially revised, and the appendix's annotated bibliography includes new titles in research methods. Graduate students and established scholars from all disciplines will find this resource an innovative compendium of ideas for the representation and presentation of qualitative data. As the authors demonstrate, when researchers "think display," their analyses of social life capture the complex and vivid processes of the people and institutions studied.

Thinking Qualitatively

FieldWorking: Reading and writing research (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin's. Tashakkori, A., & Teddlie, C. (Eds.). (2010). The SAGE handbook of mixed methods in social & behavioral research (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Author: Johnny Saldana

Publisher: SAGE Publications

ISBN: 9781483349848

Category: Social Science

Page: 240

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Written in Johnny Saldaña's elegant and accessible style, Thinking Qualitatively: Methods of Mind boldly pursues the challenge of teaching students not just how to collect and analyze data, but how to actively think about them. Each chapter presents one "method of mind" (thinking analytically, realistically, symbolically, ethically, multidisciplinarily, artistically, summarily, interpretively, and narratively), together with applications, a vignette or story related to the thinking modality, points to remember, and exercises. Designed to help researchers "rise above the data," the book explores how qualitative research designs, data collection, data analyses, and write-ups can be enriched through over 60 different lenses, filters, and angles on social life. Venturing into more evocative and multidimensional ways to examine the complex patterns of daily living, the book reveals how the researcher's mind thinks heuristically to transcend the descriptive and develop "highdeep" insights about the human condition. "This is a book for all qualitative methodologists. Not just a 'how-to' manual but an epistemological exercise in understanding qualitative methods." —Cassie F. Quigley, Clemson University "This book fills an important void in the field. The market is crowded with books on techniques and strategies for conducting qualitative research. Saldaña's volume provides a vital complement by encouraging students to develop the core analytical skills and interpretive frames they need to be truly successful in their research endeavors. He helps students flex and hone the epistemological muscles that are at the center of capable qualitative research." —John P. Bartkowski, University of Texas at San Antonio "The focus of the book is clear and consistent. The writing is superb. It deals with sophisticated ideas in a clear and highly communicative style. It weaves important and relevant scholarship in ways that help the reader grasp the key ideas. It's one of the best books I have read." —Liora Bresler, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "Thinking Qualitatively invites students to think before they act and offers a rich set of options for qualitative researchers to consider." —Michael Brown, University of Wyoming "This book brings together key ways of thinking about our work as qualitative researchers. In many ways, it captures the breadth and depth of our work, while calling for us to be ever reflexive about our practices. I see this book as positively informing the work of novice and experienced researchers. It is a much needed addition to the qualitative research community." —Jessica Nina Lester, Indiana University

Researching Writing

Science in Solution: The Impact of Undergraduate Research on Student Learning. Tucson: The Research Corporation. ... Sunstein, Bonnie Stone, and Elizabeth Chiseri-Strater. 2011. FieldWorking: Reading and Writing Research. 4th ed.

Author: Joyce Kinkead

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

ISBN: 9781607324799

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 356

View: 656

Researching Writing is an accessible, informative textbook that teaches undergraduates how to conduct ethical, authentic research in writing studies. The book introduces students to the research approaches used most often and offers a course framework for professors creating or teaching research courses themselves. Author Joyce Kinkead lays out the research process, including finding and defining questions, planning, and starting the research. Expository content introduces the language and methods of writing research, and specific methods are demonstrated in published examples, illustrating student work using student work and showing that it is possible for students to join the scholarly conversation in writing studies. Other features include student activities, instructor resources, student resources, and links to external content on journal websites, digital publications, YouTube, and similar work. The first-ever textbook for research methods in writing studies for undergraduates, Researching Writing takes a hands-on approach that excites and engages students in the depth and complexities of research and will influence the creation of courses in new writing majors as the field continues to grow.

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Communication Research Methods

Quantitative social science research generally sees the researcher as standing apart from the issue studied, so that writing research is a "neutral" enterprise, necessitating the ... FieldWorking: Reading and writing research (4th ed.) ...

Author: Mike Allen

Publisher: SAGE Publications

ISBN: 9781483381428

Category: Social Science

Page: 2064

View: 781

Communication research is evolving and changing in a world of online journals, open-access, and new ways of obtaining data and conducting experiments via the Internet. Although there are generic encyclopedias describing basic social science research methodologies in general, until now there has been no comprehensive A-to-Z reference work exploring methods specific to communication and media studies. Our entries, authored by key figures in the field, focus on special considerations when applied specifically to communication research, accompanied by engaging examples from the literature of communication, journalism, and media studies. Entries cover every step of the research process, from the creative development of research topics and questions to literature reviews, selection of best methods (whether quantitative, qualitative, or mixed) for analyzing research results and publishing research findings, whether in traditional media or via new media outlets. In addition to expected entries covering the basics of theories and methods traditionally used in communication research, other entries discuss important trends influencing the future of that research, including contemporary practical issues students will face in communication professions, the influences of globalization on research, use of new recording technologies in fieldwork, and the challenges and opportunities related to studying online multi-media environments. Email, texting, cellphone video, and blogging are shown not only as topics of research but also as means of collecting and analyzing data. Still other entries delve into considerations of accountability, copyright, confidentiality, data ownership and security, privacy, and other aspects of conducting an ethical research program. Features: 652 signed entries are contained in an authoritative work spanning four volumes available in choice of electronic or print formats. Although organized A-to-Z, front matter includes a Reader's Guide grouping entries thematically to help students interested in a specific aspect of communication research to more easily locate directly related entries. Back matter includes a Chronology of the development of the field of communication research; a Resource Guide to classic books, journals, and associations; a Glossary introducing the terminology of the field; and a detailed Index. Entries conclude with References/Further Readings and Cross-References to related entries to guide students further in their research journeys. The Index, Reader's Guide themes, and Cross-References combine to provide robust search-and-browse in the e-version.

Exploring Composition Studies

... where she has directed the Composition Program and is on the faculty in Women's and Gender Studies. She is the coeditor of Fieldworking: Reading and Writing Research, 4th ed., What Works? A Practical Guide for Teacher Research, ...

Author: Kelly Ritter

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

ISBN: 9780874218831

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 300

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Kelly Ritter and Paul Kei Matsuda have created an essential introduction to the field of composition studies for graduate students and instructors new to the study of writing. The book offers a careful exploration of this diverse field, focusing specifically on scholarship of writing and composing. Within this territory, the authors draw the boundaries broadly, to include allied sites of research such as professional and technical writing, writing across the curriculum programs, writing centers, and writing program administration. Importantly, they represent composition as a dynamic, eclectic field, influenced by factors both within the academy and without. The editors and their sixteen seasoned contributors have created a comprehensive and thoughtful exploration of composition studies as it stands in the early twenty-first century. Given the rapid growth of this field and the evolution of it research and pedagogical agendas over even the last ten years, this multi-vocal introduction is long overdue.

Tutoring Second Language Writers

Fieldworking: Reading and Writing Research. 4th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's. Thonus, Terese. 1998. "What Makes a Writing Tutorial Successful: An Analysis of Linguistic Variables and Social Context." PhD diss., Indiana University, ...

Author: Shanti Bruce

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

ISBN: 9781607324140

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 288

View: 427

Tutoring Second Language Writers, a complete update of Bruce and Rafoth's 2009 ESL Writers, is a guide for writing center tutors that addresses the growing need for tutors who are better prepared to work with the increasingly international population of students seeking guidance at the writing center. Drawing upon philosopher John Dewey's belief in reflective thinking as a way to help build new knowledge, the book is divided into four parts. Part 1: Actions and Identities is about creating a proactive stance toward language difference, thinking critically about labels, and the mixed feelings students may have about learning English. Part 2: Research Opportunities demonstrates writing center research projects and illustrates methods tutors can use to investigate their questions about writing center work. Part 3: Words and Passages offers four personal stories of inquiry and discovery, and Part 4: Academic Expectations describes some of the challenges tutors face when they try to help writers meet readers' specific expectations. Advancing the conversations tutors have with one another and their directors about tutoring second language writers and writing, Tutoring Second Language Writers engages readers with current ideas and issues that highlight the excitement and challenge of working with those who speak English as a second or additional language. Contributors include Jocelyn Amevuvor, Rebecca Day Babcock, Valerie M. Balester, Shanti Bruce, Frankie Condon, Michelle Cox, Jennifer Craig, Kevin Dvorak, Paula Gillespie, Glenn Hutchinson, Pei-Hsun Emma Liu, Bobbi Olson, Pimyupa W. Praphan, Ben Rafoth, Jose L. Reyes Medina, Guiboke Seong, and Elizabeth (Adelay) Witherite.

Music of Motherhood  History  Healing  Activism

"The Scholarly Voice and the Personal Voice: Reflexivity in Belief Studies." Western Folklore, vol. 54, no. 1, 1995, pp. ... Sunstein, Bonnie Stone, and Elizabeth Chiseri-Strater. Fieldworking: Reading and Writing Research. 4th ed.

Author: Rose M Joy

Publisher: Demeter Press

ISBN: 9781772581379

Category: Social Science

Page: 259

View: 167

Mothering and music are complex and universal events, the structure and function of each show remarkable variability across social domains and different cultures. Al- though motherhood studies and studies in music are each recognized as important areas of research, the blending of the two topics is a recent innovation. The chapters in this collection bring together artists and scholars in conversations about the multiple profound relationships that exist between music and mothering. The discussions are varied and exciting. Several of the chapters revolve around the challenges of mothering partnered with a musical career; others look at the affordances that music offers to mothers and children; and some of the chapters examine the ways in which music inspires social and political change, as well as acknowledging the rise of the mom rock phenomenon.

Handbook of Research on Advancing Critical Thinking in Higher Education

European Journal of Political Research, 36(1), 1–26. doi:10.1111/1475–6765.00461 Chafee, J. (2012). ... The philosopher's way: Thinking critically about profound ideas (2nd ed.). ... Fieldworking: Reading and writing research (4th ed.) ...

Author: Wisdom, Sherrie

Publisher: IGI Global

ISBN: 9781466684126

Category: Education

Page: 568

View: 505

The importance of critical thinking has surged as academics in higher education realize that many students, upon entering college, lack the critical thinking skills necessary to succeed. While much has been written regarding the 'lack' of critical thinking, less has been written on the success of methods implemented to develop this fundamental skill. The Handbook of Research on Advancing Critical Thinking in Higher Education explores the effective methods and tools being used to integrate the development of critical thinking skills in both undergraduate and graduate studies. Due to the difficulties associated with teaching critical thinking skills to learners of any age, this publication is a crucial addition to the scholarly reference works available to pre-service and early career teachers, seasoned educational professionals, professors across disciplines, curriculum specialists, and educational administrators.

Literacies that Move and Matter

Fieldworking: Reading and writing research (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin's. Thiel, J. J. (2015). Vibrant matter: The intra-active role of objects in the construction of young children's literacies. Literacy Research: Theory ...

Author: Karen Wohlwend

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9780429560743

Category: Education

Page: 268

View: 982

Expanding the definition and use of literacies beyond verbal and written communication, this book examines contemporary literacies through action-focused analysis of bodies, places, and media. Nexus analysis examines how people enact and mobilize meanings that are largely unspoken. Wohlwend demonstrates how nexus analysis can be used as a tool to critically analyze and understand action in everyday settings, to provide a deeper understanding of how meanings are produced from a mix of modes in daily social and cultural contexts. Organized in three sections—Engaging Nexus, Navigating Nexus, and Changing Nexus—this book provides a roadmap to applying nexus analysis to literacy research, and offers tools to enable readers to compare methods across contexts. Designed to help readers understand the theoretical and methodological assumptions and goals of nexus analysis in classroom and literacy research, this book provides a comprehensive understanding of the theory, framework, and foundations of nexus analysis, by using multimodal examples such as films and media, artifacts, live action performances, and more. Each chapter features consistent sections on key ideas and methods, and a description of procedures for replication and application.

Identity Focused ELA Teaching

Why reading literature in school still matters: Imagination, interpretation, insight. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Sunstein, B.S., & Chiseri-Strater, E. (2012). Fieldworking: Reading and writing research (4th ed.).

Author: Richard Beach

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781317607915

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 228

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Countering the increased standardization of English language arts instruction requires recognizing and fostering students' unique identity construction across different social and cultural contexts. Drawing on current sociocultural theories of identity construction, this book posits that students construct multiple identities through use of five identity practices: adopting alternative perspectives, exploring connections across people and texts, negotiating identities across social worlds, developing agency through critical analysis, and reflecting on long-term identity trajectories. Identity-Focused ELA Teaching features classroom activities teachers can use to put these practices into action in ways that re-center implementing the Common Core State Standards; case-study profiles of students and classrooms from urban, suburban, and rural schools adopting these practices; and descriptions of how teachers both support students with this instructional approach and share their own identity-construction experiences with their students. It demonstrates how, as students acquire identity-focused practices through engagements with literature, writing, drama, and digital texts, they gain awareness of the ways exposure to different narratives, beliefs, and perspectives serves to mediate their own and others' identities, leading to different ways of being and becoming over time.

A Field Guide for Immersion Writing

New York: The New York Review ofBooks Classics, 2011. Saunders, George. The Braindead Megaphone. New York: Riverhead Books, 2007. Stone Sunstein, Bonnie, and Elizabeth Chiseri-Strater. FieldWorking: Reading and Writing Research, 4th ed.

Author: Robin Hemley

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

ISBN: 9780820338507

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 193

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Discusses the various types of immersion writing, including travel, memoir, and journalism, and explains some of the issues that writers encounter in reporting about the factual world and in describing other people and their own inner experiences.

Upsetting Composition Commonplaces

FieldWorking: Reading and Writing Research. 4th ed. Boston: Bedford. Tannen, Deborah. 1982. "Oral and Literate Strategies in Spoken and Written Narratives." Language 58 (1): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/413530. Tchudi, Stephen, ed.

Author: Ian Barnard

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

ISBN: 9781492012979

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 172

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In Upsetting Composition Commonplaces, Ian Barnard argues that composition still retains the bulk of instructional practices that were used in the decades before poststructuralist theory discredited them. While acknowledging that some of the foundational insights of poststructuralist theory can be difficult to translate to the classroom, Barnard upends several especially intransigent tenets that continue to influence the teaching of writing and how students are encouraged to understand writing. Using six major principles of writing classrooms and textbooks—clarity, intent, voice, ethnography, audience, and objectivity—Barnard looks at the implications of poststructuralist theory for pedagogy. While suggesting some evocative poststructuralist pedagogical practices, the author focuses on diagnosing the fault lines of composition's refusal of poststructuralism rather than on providing "solutions" in the form of teaching templates. Upsetting Composition Commonplaces addresses the need to more effectively engage in poststructuralist concepts in composition in an accessible and engaging voice that will advance the conversation about relations between the theory and teaching of writing.

Pre Service and In Service Teacher Education  Concepts  Methodologies  Tools  and Applications

Community service learning for multicultural education: An exploratory study with preservice teachers. Equity & Excellence in Education, ... Fieldworking: Reading and writing research (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin's.

Author: Management Association, Information Resources

Publisher: IGI Global

ISBN: 9781522573067

Category: Education

Page: 2262

View: 796

As with any industry, the education sector goes through frequent changes due to modern technological advancements. It is every educator's duty to keep up with these shifting requirements and alter their teaching style to best fit the needs of their classroom. Pre-Service and In-Service Teacher Education: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications explores the current state of pre-service teacher programs as well as continuing education initiatives for in-service educators. It also emphasizes the growing role of technology in teacher skill development and training as well as key pedagogical developments and methods. Highlighting a range of topics such as teacher preparation programs, teaching standards, and fieldwork and practicum experiences, this multi-volume book is designed for pre-service teachers, teacher educators, researchers, professionals, and academics in the education field.

Campus Service Workers Supporting First Generation Students

How College Affects Students Volume 2: A Third Decade of Research. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. ... International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education 14, no. 4: 471–95. ... Fieldworking: Reading and Writing Research, 4th ed.

Author: Georgina Guzmán

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781000487206

Category: Education

Page: 264

View: 268

This unique collection of testimonials, critical essays, and first-hand accounts demonstrates the significant contribution of campus service workers in supporting the retention and success of first-generation college students. Using a Freirean framework to ground individual stories, the text identifies ways in which campus workers connect with students, provide informal mentorship, and offer culturally relevant support during students' transition to college and beyond. Drawing on a range of interviews, case studies, and research studies, emphasis is placed on the unique challenges faced by first-generation and minority students such as cultural alienation, imposter syndrome, language barriers, and financial insecurity. Ultimately, the text dismantles notions of social hierarchies that separate workers and college students and encourages institutions to invest in these workers and their contribution to student well-being and success. This book will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in the higher education and student affair practice and higher education administration more broadly. Those specifically interested in multicultural education and the study of race and ethnicity within US higher educational contexts will also benefit from this book.

Writing Abroad

Annie Dillard, The Writing Life (New York: Harper Perennial, 1990), 3. Donald M. Murray, "Some Notes on Revision," in FieldWorking: Reading and Writing Research, ed. Bonnie Stone Sunstein and Elizabeth Chiseri-Strater, 4th ed.

Author: Peter Chilson

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

ISBN: 9780226444529

Category: Travel

Page: 224

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"Tell me all about your trip!" It's a request that follows travelers as they head out into the world, and one of the first things they hear when they return. When we leave our homes to explore the wider world, we feel compelled to capture the experiences and bring the story home. But for those who don't think of themselves as writers, putting experiences into words can be more stressful than inspirational. Writing Abroad is meant for travelers of all backgrounds and writing levels: a student embarking on overseas study; a retiree realizing a dream of seeing China; a Peace Corps worker in Kenya. All can benefit from documenting their adventures, whether on paper or online. Through practical advice and adaptable exercises, this guide will help travelers hone their observational skills, conduct research and interviews, choose an appropriate literary form, and incorporate photos and videos into their writing. Writing about travel is more than just safeguarding memories—it can transform experiences and tease out new realizations. With Writing Abroad, travelers will be able to deepen their understanding of other cultures and write about that new awareness in clear and vivid prose.