Martin Nystrand – författare

This book collates Martin Nystrand’s research across his 40-year career, bringing together his studies on the dialogic organization of both writing and classroom discourse. First published in 1986, Nystrand’s work on writing examines how writer–reader interaction shapes writers' processes, texts, and development. Extending this focus to pedagogical contexts, his classroom discourse research probes the role of classroom interaction in student learning and included the first large-scale empirical study to document the role of open classroom discussion in middle and high school student learning. Drawing from the conceptual framework of the Bakhtin Circle and other related works, this collection elucidates the role of reciprocity in the management and transformation of conversant interaction in both writer–reader interaction and in classroom discourse.A foundational work in dialogic pedagogy, this volume is essential reading for teachers and researchers interested in dialogic pedagogy, discourse studies, education research, and historiography.

Writing development is currently the focus of substantial international debate because it is the aspect of literacy education that has been least responsive to central government and state reforms. Teaching approaches in writing have been slower to change than those in teaching reading and pupil attainment in writing has increased at a much more modest rate than pupil attainment in reading.

This handbook critically examines research and theoretical issues that impact on writing development from the early years through to adulthood. It provides those researching or teaching literacy with one of the most academically authoritative and comprehensive works in the field. With expert contributors from across the world, the book represents a detailed and valuable overview of a complex area of study.