The writing center director's resource book / edited by Christina Murphy, Byron L. Stay.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Murphy, Christina, 1947-

Stay, Byron L., 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

English language.

Report writing--Study and teaching (Higher)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Report writing.

Writing centers--Administration--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Writing centers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (473 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Writing Center Director's Resource Book has been developed to serve as a guide to writing center professionals in carrying out their various roles, duties, and responsibilities. It is a resource for those whose jobs not only encompass a wide range of tasks but also require a broad knowledge of multiple issues. The volume provides information on the most significant areas of writing center work that writing center professionals both new and seasoned are likely to encounter. It is structured for use in diverse institutional settings, providing both current knowledge as well as case studies o

Contents:

Front cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part I : Writing Centers and Institutional Change; Chapter 1. Time Warp: Historical Representations of Writing Center Directors; Chapter 2. Kairos and the Writing Center: Modern Perspectives on an Ancient Idea; Chapter 3. Writing a Sustainable History: Mapping Writing Center Ethos; Chapter 4. The Writing Center Summer Institute: Backgrounds, Development, Vision; Chapter 5. Growing Our Own: Writing Centers as Historically Fertile Fields for Professional Development; Chapter 6. Designing a Strategic Plan for a Writing Center

Chapter 7. "If You Fail to Plan, You Plan to Fail": Strategic Planning and Management for Writing Center DirectorsChapter 8. A Call for Racial Diversity in the Writing Center; Chapter 9. Managing the Center: The Director as Coach; Chapter 10. Documentation Strategies and the Institutional Socialization of Writing Centers; Chapter 11. Directors at the Center: Relationships Across Campus; Chapter 12. The Center Has Two Faces: Developin

Notes:

First published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-60040-6

1-281-07605-8

1-135-60041-4

9786611076054

0-203-93311-7

1-4294-6300-7

9780203933114

OCLC:

476131437