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Bibliography on writing centers and required visits, im WPA-CompPiles Research Bibliography, compiles by Eliot Rendleman

in this variation on the required visit, a discussion of a professor who has asked the WC to contact students to make appointments with them

discussing applications/requirements

discussing applications/requirements

discussing whether to include a writing requirement in the interview process for peer tutors

discussing whether required student visits bear favorable results

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a discussion on how to encourage tutors to go beyond the minimum requirements of the job

discussing how to avoid requiring students to pay tuition to take a tutor training course

a discussion of GPA requirements see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=21235331

a discussion of writing centers authorized or required to provide plagiarism training for students found guilty of academic integrity violations see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=19343360 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24521347 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24521402

a discussion of work requirements (teaching requirements in addition to directorship/administration/research) see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24598478

balancing training requirements when a staff is made up of both paid and unpaid (one-credit practicum) students

discussing supplemental instruction requirements

a discussion on how to train tutors who have been previously taught that essays don't require thesis statements

"The 18 entries in this bibliography summarize select articles and dissertations that focus on the effects of mandatory writing center visits. The entries are divided into two parts: Part 1 presents summaries of studies that emphasize quantitative and qualitative data. Part 2 presents studies that rely on anecdotal evidence and theoretical arguments."

Writing centers and mandatory visits, an annotated bibliography, in the WPA-CompPile research bibliography series, July 2013

Video summary: "Dirk Calloway visits the Writing Center only because it's required. Jaymie assumes the worst about Dirk and their appointment goes horribly. Jaymie gets advice from her fellow peer writing tutors and learns how to work productively with Dirk."

Discussing whether faculty are required to be present during in-class workshops

see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=18660171 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=19177193 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=19235338 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24517426

see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24557549

see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=16762125 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=19338340 continues here: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=19339339