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The Future of WPA Professionalization: A 2007 Survey [PDF]

, 2009
My entry into administrative work, as has been the case with many writing program and writing center administrators, was the result of serendipity [1]. I had just graduated with my Master’s degree in literature, and I had no immediate plans for what to ...
Charlton, Jonikka
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Access [dis]Abled: Interrogating Standard Design Practices of Higher Education Writing Center Websites

Disability Studies Quarterly, 2019
In the 11 years since the 2006 publication of the International Writing Center Association's (IWCA) Position Statements on Disability and Diversity, writing center scholars have continued to explore how disability issues intersect with writing center ...
Stephanie Quinn, Anna Belmonte, Emily Davis, Andrew Gardewine, Gabrielle Madewell   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Revising Trimbur's Dichotomy: Tutors and Client's Sharing Knowledge, Sharing Power [PDF]

, 2013
In the twenty-five years since John Trimbur’s 1987 article, “Peer Tutoring: A Contradiction in Terms?” was published, writing center personnel have found it necessary to emphasize the dichotomy in the term “peer tutor.” Trimbur’s influential article has ...
Moore, Leanne Michelle
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Implementing Health‐Related Quality of Life Assessment in Pediatric Oncology: A Feasibility Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background There is growing interest in embedding health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) assessment and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) within clinical cancer care. This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of implementing an electronic PROM (ePROM) platform to measure HRQoL in children with cancer ...
Mikaela Doig, Sophie Jessop, Jordan R. Hansford, Hien Le, Matthew O'Connor, Peter Gorayski, Andrew Cunningham, Amanda Hutchinson, Victoria Bedford, Eva Bezak, Nayana Parange, Kelly Skelton, Timothy Price, Michala Short   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Writing Reimagined

JoSch - Journal für Schreibwissenschaft
The demographics of our student clientele and tutors in our Writing Center have changed over the years, and we are imagining how new ideas and paradigms can be realized for the future as we work towards decolonization in the academy. In this article, we introduce our Writing Centre at a medium-sized Canadian university and explore multilingual tutors ...
Eunhee Buettner, Helen Lepp Friesen, Breanna Markiewicz, Alvena Ali Wasim, Jia Custodio, Wenjia Bao   +5 more
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Treatment Decision‐Making Roles and Preferences Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Decision‐making (DM) dynamics between adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer, parents, and oncologists remain underexplored in diverse populations. We examined cancer treatment DM preferences among an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse group of AYAs and their parents.
Amanda M. Gutierrez, Jill O. Robinson, Wendy A. Allen‐Rhoades, Hadley S. Smith, Isabel Canfield, Rebecca L. Hsu, Sarah R. Scollon, Lauren R. Desrosiers‐Battu, Nicole M. Schneider, Frank Y. Lin, Donald Williams Parsons, Sharon E. Plon, Mary A. Majumder, Janet Malek, Amy L. McGuire   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Professionalizing the Everyday [PDF]

, 2009
When I think of tutors’ professionalization, I inevitably consider the texts I encourage tutors to read — not just tutor training manuals but also the theory and research that shape my understanding of our field.
Hawkins, R. Evon
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Parent Quality of Life at Two Years Following Their Child's Completion of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Parents of children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often experience significant caregiver burden and disruption to their well‐being. While parent quality of life (QoL) during treatment is well characterized, little is known about outcomes during early survivorship.
Sara Dal Pra, Maria McCarthy, Michael Takagi, Cinzia De Luca   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lost in Theory: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Using Theory in Training [PDF]

, 2004
Empowerment. Collaboration. Equality. More than many academic departments and services, writing centers are driven by their values. As writing center practitioners, we judge ourselves according to how we apply those values in working with writers.
LeCluyse, Chris
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Rapid Response to Trametinib Combined With Chemotherapy for Infant BRAF‐Fused Chiasmatic Glioma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Infants, less than 1 year, with chiasmatic gliomas (ICG) present a major therapeutic challenge due to large tumor size, decreased vision, rapid progression, and poor response to vincristine/carboplatin chemotherapy. The majority have a BRAF fusion, which may respond to downstream MEK inhibitors but response time is slow. There are no safety or
Helen Toledano, Alexander Yelak, Walid Kaadan, Shlomo Caduri, Rivka Friedland, Orli Michaeli, Gad Dotan, Osnat Konen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source