Omposing Research

Composing Research

A pragmatic scholar with respect for both quantitative and qualitative research paradigms, Johanek moves easily across the boundaries that divide the field, and argues for contextualist theory as a lens through which to view composition research. This approach brings with it a new focus, she writes. " This new focus will call us to attend to the contexts in which rhetorical issues and research issues converge, producing varied forms, many voices, and new knowledge, indeed reconstructing a discipline that will be simultaneously focused on its tasks, its knowledge-makers, and its students." Composing Research is a work full of personal voice and professional commitment, and will be a welcome addition to the research methods classroom and to the composition researcher's own bookshelf.

Handbook of Writing Research

Presents a collection of essays discussing the theories and models of writing research.

Research on Written Composition