Basic writing in America : the history of nine college programs / edited by Nicole Pepinster Greene, Patricia J. McAlexander.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Greene, Nicole Pepinster.

McAlexander, Patricia J.

Series:

Research and teaching in rhetoric and composition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

English language.

Creative writing (Higher education)--United States.

Creative writing (Higher education).

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

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 260 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cresskill, NJ : Hampton Press, [2008]

Contents:

Introduction / Patricia J. McAlexander & Nicole Pepinster Greene

Sunrise, sunset : basic writing at CUNY's City College / George Otte

The life and death and life of a college, a department, & a basic writing program / Michelle Gibson & Deborah T. Meem

Basic writing, desegregation, and open admissions in southwest Louisiana / Nicole Pepinster Greene

Basic writing at "the beach" / Mark Wiley

Basic writing at Cal State Fullerton : the ongoing battle to abolish "remediation" / Mary Kay Crouch

From community college to urban university : beginning writing instruction for diverse students at Boise State University / Karen S. Uehling

The evolution of a division : basic writing at the University of Georgia / Patricia J. McAlexander

The writing workshop : the Ohio State University's basic writing program / Mindy Wright

Just what Is "basic"? : computer-enhanced basic writing for a non-traditional graduate program / Linda J. Stine.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781572737587

1572737581

9781572737594

157273759X

OCLC:

191318089