Henrike Padmos

Creating a Basis for a Faculty-Oriented Writing Programme

This article discusses the main features of a writing project at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. We describe and discuss the way the project gradually developed, the problems we encountered and the ways in which we adapted our initial goals to the changing circumstances. In conclusion, we provide some recommendations for the development of a teacher-oriented writing programme within the setting of a European academic institution. The basic idea behind these recommendations is that educational renewals need a time-consuming, bottom-up approach, because they aim to change attitudes and raise consciousness among faculty members and administrators.