Dear Inkshedders, I'm currently involved in a research project at McGill that is looking at the impacts of issues related to writing anxiety on student performance, and what can be done to help deal with these impacts. We've started by doing some interviewing here at McGill, but our time and resources are limited. Do any of you have any information either from your institutions or from research that you've read that reflects a relationship between reading and writing skills and things like drop-out rates, completion times, etc.? Also, can any of you recommend any studies or reports (again, from your own institutions or elsewhere) that have been useful in the constant battle for resources for writing centers (including getting a writing center started)? Any insights would be much appreciated. Thanks! Miriam -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] For the list archives and information about the organization, its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-