Community College Faculty and Conceptualizations of Disciplinary Writing
Keywords:
disciplinary writing; conceptualizations; metaphor analysis, community collegeAbstract
In this study, the authors use metaphor analysis to uncover
community college faculty conceptualizations about disciplinary
writing. The findings suggest that faculty have multiple beliefs,
attitudes, and perceptions of disciplinary writing and tend not to
articulate differences between disciplinary literacy practices and general
writing practices. Implications of this study include the importance of
faculty considering how their conceptualizations of writing can support
students’ understandings of, and practices in, writing throughout the
college experience.
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