Primary Research and Writing

Lynée Lewis Gaillet is Distinguished University Professor in the English department at Georgia State University, USA. She has served as Writing Program Administrator, Writing Center Director, Department Chair, and is a Past President of the Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Composition and Rhetoric.Michelle F. Eble is Professor of Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication in the Department of English at East Carolina University (ECU), USA. She serves as Chair of ECU’s Behavioral and Social Sciences Institutional Review Board and is a Past President of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW).

Praise for the 1st Edition"Primary Research and Writing transformed the way I teach first year composition. When students become researchers, they become passionate about research and writing. My students saw research, writing, and critical analysis as relevant and even necessary activities. As a result, my classroom became a community of scholars immersed in examining the world around them, and I haven't looked back since." Candace Nadon, Fort Lewis College, USA"Teaching writing via communities and primary research truly enlivens and enriches the first-year classroom. Primary Research and Writing: People, Places, and Spaces is an incredibly useful text for exploring how to gather and write up firsthand data in the twenty-first century. Filled with wide-ranging contemporary examples, the text connects research and writing methods with various local and global communities in a manner that students find helpful and accessible." Matthew Sansbury, Georgia State University, USA"Revitalize and recharge your composition or expository writing or history or service-learning class! This approach energized my students, who took off running to investigate a community of their choice using primary sources in the archives and in the world around them. I had the joy of seeing them take ownership of their writing."Amanda C. Gable, Georgia State University, USA

• PART I PRIMARY RESEARCH AND RHETORICAL TOOLS 1. Introduction to Primary Research 2. Defining and Engaging with Communities 3. Identifying a Research Topic and Thinking Like a Researcher 4. Becoming an Authority on a Topic PART II METHODS FOR INQUIRY AND CONDUCTING ARCHIVAL RESEARCH 5. Beginning Archival Research 6. Fieldwork and Ethnographic Observation 7. Interviews: Researching People 8. Surveys: Researching Beliefs, Opinions, and Attitudes PART III WRITING AND DELIVERING YOUR RESEARCH 9. Rhetorical Approach to Research and Writing 10. Preparing Your Research for Delivery