Developing successful college writing programs. /
White, Edward M. 1933-
Developing successful college writing programs. / Edward M. White ; foreword by Richard Lloyd-Jones. - Portland, Me. : Calendar Islands Publishers, 1998. - xxii, 232 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Originally published: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1989, in series: Jossey-Bass series in higher education. With new introd.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-227) and index.
Contents: Examing the current status of writing instruction: Improving the campus climate for writing programs -- Insights from research on existing programs -- Strengths and weaknesses of approaches to teaching writing -- Providing a basis for effective writing programs: Teaching writing within the undergraduate curriculum -- Defining purpose and issues in the assessment of writing ability -- Using tests for admissions, placement and instructional evaluation -- Organizational, staffing and teacher development strategies: Establishing an effective writing program on campus -- Supporting, evaluating and rewarding writing program faculty -- Preparing and certifying writing instructors for colleges and schools -- Evaluating program effectiveness.
0966323351 (pbk. : recycled paper)
98033586
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.
Report writing--Study and teaching (Higher)
PE1404.W47
808/.042/0711
Developing successful college writing programs. / Edward M. White ; foreword by Richard Lloyd-Jones. - Portland, Me. : Calendar Islands Publishers, 1998. - xxii, 232 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Originally published: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1989, in series: Jossey-Bass series in higher education. With new introd.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-227) and index.
Contents: Examing the current status of writing instruction: Improving the campus climate for writing programs -- Insights from research on existing programs -- Strengths and weaknesses of approaches to teaching writing -- Providing a basis for effective writing programs: Teaching writing within the undergraduate curriculum -- Defining purpose and issues in the assessment of writing ability -- Using tests for admissions, placement and instructional evaluation -- Organizational, staffing and teacher development strategies: Establishing an effective writing program on campus -- Supporting, evaluating and rewarding writing program faculty -- Preparing and certifying writing instructors for colleges and schools -- Evaluating program effectiveness.
0966323351 (pbk. : recycled paper)
98033586
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.
Report writing--Study and teaching (Higher)
PE1404.W47
808/.042/0711