Donald Morison Murray's Contribution to the Teaching of Writing: An Investigation and an Application of His Teaching Ideas (Nern)

Nern's articulation of Murray's "major contributions" to writing instruction:

1. more than anyone else, Donald Murray has reminded us of the importance of revision in the writing process by sharing his insights into his own writing process and the writing processes of other professional writers.
2. he has given teachers a method for responding to students that demands they take charge of their writing processes, particularly their methods of revising. (i)

Others who Nern references as writing about Murray:

Shaughnessy (p. 300 of Errors and Expectations)

Knoblauch and Brannon (p. 116 in Rhetorical Traditions and the Teaching of Writing)

Freedman and Pringle (p, 180 of Reinventing the Rhetorical Tradition)

Kantor, Ken. 1983, "Probes." EE 15: 113-17.

Larson, Richard L. "The Writer's Mind: Recent Research and Unanswered Questions." The Writer's Mind. Ed. Janice N. Hays et. al. Urbana, IL: NCTE 239-51. see p. 248.

Flower and Hayes reference/cite Murray (p. 31 of "The Cognition of Discovery," 1980)

Graves and Stewart (p 83-85 from Write From the Start)