*The standard reference on writing research: 70% new material includes 17 new chapters.
*Written and edited by leading researchers, who are now more geographically diverse; includes 11 chapters from authors outside the US.
*Key new topics include self-regulation, out-of-school writing, evaluation and revision, and professional development.
*No other research volume addresses timely issues like the Common Core writing standards and new literacies (intersections of writing and technology).
*In addition to the US audience, of particular interest in the UK, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, France, Spain, Sweden, and Germany.