CRITICAL REALISM AND COMPOSITION THEORY by Donald Judd ( 9780415280495 )

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CRITICAL REALISM AND COMPOSITION THEORY

By:

Donald Judd

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0415280494

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

1 May, 2003

Series:

Routledge Studies in Critical Realism Routledge Critical Realism

Pages:

176

Description:

This volume examines expressivist, cognitivist, and social-constructivist theories within composition theory: and critiques the epistemological focus of modern composition theory and its neglect of the ontological foundations.

Synopsis:

The field of composition theory has emerged as part of the intellectual turmoil and set of pedagogical debates which have beset higher education for the last four decades and is now revolutionizing the theory and praxis of higher education. This volume examines three of the dominant pedagogical theories within composition theory: expressivist, cognitivist, and social-constructivist and builds its critique on the fact that much of modern composition theory has focused on epistemological concerns while neglecting the ontological foundations of that which is being discussed. Critical Realism and Composition Theory offers an alternative approach to teaching composition. This problem-oriented alternative is designed to lead students beyond the abstract, contemplative description of a problem to an expanded understanding that shows that concerns for justice cannot be addressed intellectually without at the same time confronting the practical constraints that limiting powers of social institutions play in both defining a problem and its social solution.

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