1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450344803321

Autore

Judd Donald <1954, >

Titolo

Critical realism and composition theory / / Donald Judd

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-134-46392-8

1-134-46393-6

1-280-10758-8

0-203-98670-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in critical realism ; ; 7

Disciplina

808/.042/0711

Soggetti

English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching - Social aspects

English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching

Report writing - Study and teaching (Higher)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-153) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Theory practice inconsistencies and composition studies; 2 Critical realism and philosophies of science; 3 Expressivist rhetoric and voluntarism; 4 Cognitivist rhetoric and positivism; 5 Social constructivist rhetoric and super idealism; 6 A rhetoric of praxis toward a critical realist theory of composition; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The field of composition theory has emerged as part of the intellectual turmoil and set of pedagogical debates which have beset higher education for the last four decades and is now revolutionizing the theory and praxis of higher education.  This volume examines three of the dominant pedagogical theories within composition theory: expressivist, cognitivist, and social-constructivist and builds its critique on the fact that much of modern composition theory has focused on epistemological concerns while neglecting the ontological foundations of that which is being discussed.Critical Real



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910713894603321

Autore

Laenen Antonius

Titolo

Storm runoff as related to urbanization based on data collected in Salem and Portland, and generalized for the Willamette valley, Oregon / / by Antonius Laenen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Portland, Oregon : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 1983

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 88 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Water-resources investigations report ; ; 83-4143

Soggetti

Flood forecasting - Oregon - Portland

Flood forecasting - Oregon - Salem

Flood forecasting - Oregon - Willamette River Valley

Urban runoff - Oregon - Portland

Urban runoff - Oregon - Salem

Urban runoff - Oregon - Willamette River Valley

Flood forecasting

Urban runoff

Oregon Portland

Oregon Salem

Oregon Willamette River Valley

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Prepared in cooperation with the City of Salem."

Tables.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-51).