Writing groups : history, theory, and implications / Anne Ruggles Gere ; with a foreword by Jerri Cobb Scott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gere, Anne Ruggles, 1944-

Series:

Studies in writing & rhetoric

Studies in writing & rhetoric.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher).

English language.

Group work in education.

Physical Description:

xiv, 165 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [1987]

Summary:

Drawing upon previously unpublished archival materials as well as historical accounts, Gere traces the history of writing groups in America, from their origins over a century ago to their recent reappearance in the works of Macrorie, Elbow, Murray, and others.&From this historical perspective Gere examines the theoretical foundations of writing groups, challenging the traditional concept of writing as an individual performance. She offers instead a broader view of authorship that includes both individual and social dimensions, with implications not only for the teaching of composition but also for theories of rhetoric and literacy.

Notes:

Published for the Conference on College Composition and Communication.

Bibliography : pages [125]-165.

ISBN:

0809313545

OCLC:

14414065