Writing Groups [electronic resource] : History, Theory, and Implications / Anne Ruggles Gere ; with a foreword by Jerrie Cobb Scott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gere, Anne Ruggles, 1944-

Series:

Studies in writing & rhetoric.

Studies in writing & rhetoric

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group work in education.

Authorship--Collaboration.

Authorship.

Report writing--Study and teaching (Higher).

Report writing.

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.

English language.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Published for the Conference on College Composition and Communication [by] Southern Illinois University Press, [1987]

Language Note:

English

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Drawing upon previously unpublished archival materials as well as historical accounts, Gere traces the history of writing groups in America, from their origins over a century ago to their recent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 al

Contents:

Cover; Studies in Writing & Rhetoric; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: History; 1. Writing Groups: in Academic Institutions; 2. Writing Groups outside Academic Institutions; Part 2: Theory; 3. Theories of Collaborative Learning; 4. Theories of Language Development; Part 3: Implications; 5. Practical Directions; 6. Theories of Literacy; Bibliography; Author Biography; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliography: p. [125]-165.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8093-9082-5

OCLC:

570639961