Activist WPA, The Changing Stories About Writing and Writers
One wonders if there is any academic field that doesn't suffer from the way it is portrayed by the media, by politicians, by pundits and other publics. How well scholars in a discipline articulate their own definition can influence not only issues of image but the very success of the discipline...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Logan, Utah :
Utah State University, University Libraries
2008
2008. |
Edición: | 1st ed |
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430341606719 |
Sumario: | One wonders if there is any academic field that doesn't suffer from the way it is portrayed by the media, by politicians, by pundits and other publics. How well scholars in a discipline articulate their own definition can influence not only issues of image but the very success of the discipline in serving students and its other constituencies. The Activist WPA is an effort to address this range of issues for the field of English composition in the age of the Spellings Commission and the No Child Left Behind Act. Drawing on recent developments in framing theory and the resur |
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Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (224 pages) Also available in print form |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-203) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780874217001 |
Acceso: | Open access |