BASIC WRITING AS A POLITICAL ACT by Linda Adler-Kassner, Susanmarie Harrington ( 9781572734388 )

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BASIC WRITING AS A POLITICAL ACT
PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WRITING AND LITERACIES

By:

Linda Adler-Kassner, Susanmarie Harrington

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HAMPTON PRESS

Pub. date:

1 January, 2002

Series:

Research in the Teaching of Rhetoric and Composition

Pages:

128

Description:

An empirical study of basic writing in the contemporary academy. It examines perceptions of in-school writing and how basic writing programmes have been created and maintained by drawing on basic writing syllabi and programmes in different American colleges and universities.

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This is an empirical study of basic writing in the contemporary academy from the perspective of students as two urban institutions, and from basic writing courses and programs from a variety of colleges and universities. The authors examine perceptions of in-school writing and how basic writing programs have been created and maintained b drawing on basic writing syllabi and program information from a variety of colleges and universities. They look at ways the institution of basic writing an make better pedagogical and political use of students' entering perceptions of their courses, and students' past experiences.

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