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Promoting scholarship through writing groups.
Abstract
This article describes the work of a writing group over a two year period organized to help seven tenure track faculty members increase scholarly productivity. This story documents efforts to organize a writing group, reviews research on writing groups, and identifies benefits of participation in a writing group. The article concludes with the promise of a community created to solve problems, resolve conflicts, and share decisions.
Introduction
The idea of working in groups in a work environment is not new. In the business world, groups are often formed to create or evaluate new ideas and new products. The members in these groups often ...
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