The forgotten tribe : scientists as writers / Lisa Emerson.

Author
Emerson, Lisa [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Fort Collins, Colorado : WAC Clearinghouse, [2017]
  • ©2017
Description
vii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

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    "An important corrective to the view that scientists are "poor writers, unnecessarily opaque, not interested in writing, and in need of remediation." Arguing that scientists are "the most sophisticated and flexible writers in the academy, often writing for a wider range of audiences than most other faculty"--Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-229).
    Contents
    • Prologue. Book of stories and storytelling
    • Countries not often heard from
    • Reaching out
    • The reluctant writers
    • The writing community
    • The development of the scientific writer
    • The poets
    • "We have to communicate the beauty and the passion."
    • Appendix A. Questionnaire for the senior and emerging scientists
    • Appendix B. Interview schedule for senior and emerging scientists
    • Appendix C. Interview for Ph. D. students
    • Appendix D. The scale used to develop the quantitative data.
    ISBN
    • 9781607326434 ((pbk.))
    • 1607326434 ((pbk.))
    LCCN
    2016045184
    OCLC
    960940419
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