<ul> <i>An exceptionally thoughtful investigation of writing in the academic disciplines-one of the best I have ever read. A smart and elegant book.</i> <br> - Mike Rose, author of <i>Lives on the Boundary</i> </ul> <i>How do faculty across the disciplines define the qualities of good writing?<br> What assumptions underlie their writing assignments? <br> How do students learn to write within their majors? Meet teacher expectations? Acquire proficiency in academic genres?</i> </p> <p> Chris Thaiss and Terry Myers Zawacki sought answers to these important questions in their landmark, four-year, crossdisciplinary study of faculty and students from a wide range of majors. Their results will change your approach to teaching writing. </p> <p> Thoroughly researched and incisively written, <i>Engaged Writers and Dynamic Disciplines</i> shows faculty and student writers taking risks with form and ideas as they weigh the demands of writing in the academy with their own passions for learning and self-expression. Thaiss and Zawacki demonstrate that academic disciplines are dynamic spaces that accommodate a variety of alternative styles and visions, even as they respect careful, systematic research. </p> <p> <i>Engaged Writers and Dynamic Disciplines</i> illuminates disciplinary assumptions, expectations, and writing practices. Its insights and conclusions will inform everyone who teaches writing or administers a WAC program. </p>