Furman, Cara E. & Traugh, Cecelia E. Descriptive Inquiry in Teacher Practice: Cultivating Practice Wisdom to Create Democratic Schools. New York: Teachers College Press, 2021. This book is must reading[...]

Gornick, Vivian. Approaching Eye Level. (Boston: Beacon Press, 1996). Approaching Eye Level Starting in the 1980s, narrative began to be seen as a way of knowing and, in turn, a[...]

This Short Read briefly introduces the idea of think pieces as a type of writing that can be useful as one begins to develop ideas. A think piece serves as[...]

Graff, Gerald. Clueless in Academe: How Schooling Obscures the Life of the Mind. (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003). Clueless in Academe Graff, a professor of English and education, contends[...]

A great deal of advice on writing focuses on technical writing in which authors know what they want to say and must organize it clearly (and often concisely) to communicate[...]

Logsdon, Marjorie Barrett. A Pedagogy of Authority. (Pittsburgh: Learning Moments Press, 2017). A Pedagogy of Authority Marjorie Logsdon, a dedicated teacher of high school English literature and composition, explores the[...]

Nash, Robert J. Liberating Scholarly Writing: The Power of Personal Narrative. (New York: Teachers College Press, 2004). This book is highly recommended for Scholar-Practitioners who are enrolled in graduate programs[...]

Ricardson, Laurel. Writing Strategies: Reaching Diverse Audiences. Qualitative Research Methods Series, 21. (Newbury Park, NJ: Sage, 1990). Writing Strategies Laurel Richardson was among the early advocates for qualitative research and[...]

Ueland, Brenda. If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit. (Saint Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, 1987). If You Want to Write As the title makes clear,[...]

Tananis, Cynthia A., editor. An Invitation to Study Group: A Collection of Think Pieces. Pittsburgh: Learning Moments Press, 2020. Invitation to Study Group When individuals enter a university, they enter[...]