Scaffolding the Language of Power: An Apprenticeship in Writing at the Doctoral Level (Scaffolding the Language of Power in Academia)
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Scaffolding the Language of Power: An Apprenticeship in Doctoral Level Writing offers an accessible practical hands-on guide to developing the skills needed to successfully write a doctoral dissertation or thesis. This textbook-workbook hybrid can be used both as a program/course text and as a supplement for individual doctoral students in education and related social science and humanities fields.The book is built on three main ideas:Writing as Social Justice: Writing at the doctoral level is part of the &8220lanuage of power&8221in academia which builds on the linguistic patterns of the dominant culture and serves as a gatekeeping mechanism.Writing as a Genre: Doctoral level writing is also a particular way of using language or a specific genre with distinct rules and structures that can be taught.Writing as Scaffolding: Approaching writing as a pedagogical act that supports readers&8217understanding through purposeful scaffolding is not just a way to successfully complete a doctoral dissertation&8212itis a way to make academic writing more accessible in general.With this foundation in its first three chapters Scaffolding the Language of Power provides a general framework for the rules of the doctoral &8220lanuage of power&8221along with lessons and exercises to