Welcome to the International Writing Centers Research Project!
The goal of the IWCRP is research writing centers around the world. The first step is to create a database of global writing centers, followed by a survey of these centers. The survey and the database will help all writing center professionals better acknowledge, understand, and learn from the experiences of international writing centers, writing tutors, and writing center professionals. The IWCRP is an international complement to the Writing Centers Research Project and the National Census of Writing, which focuses principally on researching writing centers and writing programs in the United States.
Just as the National Census on Writing surveys writing programs in the United States on a regular basis, so too the IWCRP surveys writing centers periodically to capture the growth and change of writing centers outside the United States.
Thank you to all who have participated in this project!
The 2015-16 database found 552 writing centers outside the United States. Raw results from the first IWCRP survey (2015-16) are available on the survey page.
Findings from the directory and survey have been published (in English) in Discourse and Writing/Rédactologie (about Canadian writing centers) and Journal für Schreibwissenschaft (about all writing centers outside the US).
The 2022-23 database of international writing centers found 803 writing centers outside the United States, with many new centers opening and others closing. Raw results from the second IWCRP survey (2023-24) are also available on the survey page.
Findings from the directory and the survey are currently being processed
For more information, please contact pambromley @ gmail dot com