Books by Rebecca Day Babcock

Researching the Writing Center is the first book-length treatment of the research base for academic writing tutoring.

Grew out of the desire and necessity to understand just what went on in writing center tutoring sessions. Utilizing previous research - mostly dissertations that have not been widely read, the authors analyzes the available data using a grounded theory approach.

Suitable for writing center professionals, researchers, graduate students in English, composition studies, and education, and peer tutors in training, this book examines the research base for current theory and practice involving the contexts of tutoring, tutoring activities, and the tutoring of different populations.

With deaf students attending mainstream postsecondary institutions in increasing numbers, a tutor's job is becoming more complex. This title offers practical suggestions to improve the effectiveness of tutoring deaf students' writing.