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Much has been written on the importance of writing retreats in providing the conditions for productive writing, away from the demands of everyday academic life. Most authors, however, acknowledge that even though retreats may result in positive outcomes, ... see more

The corporatization of universities has led to increasing pressure on academics to publish as quickly and prolifically as possible. Writing retreats have been used as one way of ensuring the production of academic papers by providing spaces for academics ... see more

Writing for publication is essential for disseminating research findings, sharing initiatives and innovations with others, and developing the knowledge base of intellectual fields. This study explores the role of writing retreats in building knowledge and... see more

Recent student protests have underlined the persistent underfunding of higher education in South Africa with state contributions to university education declining from 49% in 2000 to 40%  in 2012.  At the same time the post apartheid era has see... see more

Call for papers for an upcoming special issue of the South African Journal of Higher Education (SAJHE) in 2016: ‘Re-imagining writing retreats for academic staff in higher education’.

Increasing pressures on academics, particularly early-career academics, to conduct research and complete higher degrees has led many institutions to offer writing retreats that focus on the end product of academic writing, typically a journal article base... see more

Pressure related to research publication output continues, heightened by growing numbers of early career academics. Writing retreats, designed around the pedagogy of community of practice, have potential to initiate early career academics into core academ... see more

Writers’ retreats were originally conceived of as quiet spaces away from the workplace where academic staff would have uninterrupted time to focus on writing. Recently, however, the literature has referred to  “structured retreats” (Murray 2010:102) ... see more

Increasing the quality and quantity of published research has become an imperative for many universities in South Africa, but academic staff need more than policy mandates to flourish as writers. In this article the authors aim to inspire academic staff d... see more

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