Resumen de Academic writing in the disciplines: Practices in nursing, midwifery and social work
Research has demonstrated that academic writing is one of the essential skills thatuniversity students need to master, sometimes before they start university. Thisapplies to both general and discipline-specific writing. However, we still know verylittle about writing practices in disciplines such as nursing, midwifery and socialwork. Based on a two-year research study, the chapter explores the practicesassociated with writing specific genres in these disciplines and the difficultiesstudents face when writing. It first reports on the results of a survey the studentscompleted and then presents three case studies which support the results. The chapterfinally examines pedagogical implications resulting from the study.
