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UNINA9910524710003321 |
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Titolo |
A field of dreams : independent writing programs and the future of composition studies / / edited by Peggy O'Neill, Angela Crow, Larry W. Burton |
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Logan, : Utah State University Press, c2002 |
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ISBN |
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9786613266903 |
9781283266901 |
1283266903 |
9780874214642 |
0874214645 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (326 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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O'NeillPeggy <1963-> |
CrowAngela <1965-> |
BurtonLarry W |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching |
Report writing - Study and teaching (Higher) |
Independent study |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-311) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION Cautionary Tales about Change; I Local Scenes STORIES OF INDEPENDENT WRITING PROGRAMS; II Beyond the Local CONNECTIONS AMONG COMMUNITIES; III The Big Picture IMPLICATIONS FOR COMPOSITION, ENGLISH STUDIES, AND LITERACY EDUCATION; AFTERWORD Countering the Naysayers-Independent Writing Programs as Successful Experiments in American Education; REFERENCES; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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One of the first collections to focus on independent writing programs, A Field of Dreams offers a complex picture of the experience of the stand-alone. Included here are narratives of individual programs from a wide range of institutions, exploring such issues as what institutional issues led to their independence, how independence solved or created administrative problems, how it changed the culture of the writing |
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