Radical Departures: Composition and Progressive PedagogyAddresses the position of composition in the academy; the current political climate, with its calls for standardized testing and accountability; the uneasy relationships between faculty in English and English education departments; and the (lack of) cooperation between postsecondary compositionists and P-12 language arts teachers. |
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... of every American to get a business measurement , to be able to meet a business standard ” ( “ Organizing ” 418 ) . ... the new U.S. university was organized toward the same end that Joel Spring identifies for the schools : the ...
... of every American to get a business measurement , to be able to meet a business standard ” ( “ Organizing ” 418 ) . ... the new U.S. university was organized toward the same end that Joel Spring identifies for the schools : the ...
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These principles translate in curricular terms into a scheme organized around professors ' ever - narrower areas of expertise . That is , we are granted market share according to our ability to establish a niche in the academic ...
These principles translate in curricular terms into a scheme organized around professors ' ever - narrower areas of expertise . That is , we are granted market share according to our ability to establish a niche in the academic ...
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Activities were organized around themes , and students were encouraged to engage in self - reflection both as individuals and as community members , thus strengthening their sense of both independence and interdependence . 6.
Activities were organized around themes , and students were encouraged to engage in self - reflection both as individuals and as community members , thus strengthening their sense of both independence and interdependence . 6.
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Contents
Composition as a Progressive Enterprise | 10 |
The Conservative Restoration as Administrative | 40 |
Another Progressivism | 70 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Radical Departures: Composition and Progressive Pedagogy Refiguring English studies, ISSN 1073-9637 Ripley P. Bullen Series |
| Author | Chris W. Gallagher |
| Publisher | National Council of Teachers of English, 2002 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 5 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0814138160, 9780814138168 |
| Length | 247 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Writing / General |
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