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Baron, Annette, Ed.; McNeal, Kelly, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
In higher education, case studies can be utilized to have students put themselves into problems faced by a protagonist and, by doing so, address academic or career-related issues. Working through these issues provides students with an opportunity to gain applied perspective and experiences. Professors in higher education who choose this method of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Writing (Composition)
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Lillis, Theresa – Written Communication, 2008
This article critically explores the value of ethnography for enhancing context-sensitive approaches to the study of academic writing. Drawing on data from two longitudinal studies, student writing in the United Kingdom and professional academic writing in Hungary, Slovakia, Spain, and Portugal, the author illustrates the different contributions…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies