Statements on the Development Status of German Writing Centers
While the first comprehensive survey of German writing centers conducted in 2023 revealed that 71% of the respondents were at least partially funded permanently, answers to the final open-ended question, which asked respondents to assess the current status of their writing center, revealed a less positive assessment of the establishment of writing centers. This article analyzes these statements and contextualizes them with the corresponding quantitative findings, covering the thematic categories of institutional placement, resources, offerings, demands and statements on issues relevant to writing centers. The result is an ambivalent picture of positive and negative aspects of institutionalization at German writing centers.
Gastherausgebende: Lawrence Cleary, Franziska Liebetanz, Anja Poloubotko
Gastherausgebende: Lawrence Cleary, Franziska Liebetanz, Anja Poloubotko
Fridrun Freise is a member of the academic staff at the Writing Center at the University of Hamburg, Germany. Her professional interests include writing in the disciplines and writing center research.
Nora Hoffmann, Dr., heads the Writing Center at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Her research focuses on writing studies and university didactics and includes writing and reading didactics in higher education as well as writing center research.
Nora Hoffmann, Dr., heads the Writing Center at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Her research focuses on writing studies and university didactics and includes writing and reading didactics in higher education as well as writing center research.
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Freise; Fridrun; Hoffmann, Nora (2025). Statements on the Development Status of German Writing Centers. JoSch 1(25), 45-61. https://doi.org/10.3278/JOS2501W005
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- Auflage: 1
- Erscheinungsdatum: 11.07.2025
- Umfang: 17 Seiten
- Artikelnr: JOS2501W005
- DOI (E-Paper-Teilbeitrag): 10.3278/JOS2501W005
- Imprint: wbv Publikation
- Sprache: Englisch
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