The politics of remediation
Subtitle: institutional and student needs in higher education
By: Mary Soliday.
Series: Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Pittsburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
Subjects: City University of New York. City College; City University of New York; English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Political aspects -- New York (State) -- New York; English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- New York (State) -- New York; Education, Higher -- Political aspects -- New York (State) -- New York; English language -- Remedial teaching -- New York (State) -- New York; Basic writing (Remedial education) -- New York (State) -- New York
Description: "The Politics of Remediation examines the history and politics of remediation in higher education, and calls into question traditional notions of remedial instruction. Soliday traces the history of remedial college English from the late nineteenth century to the 1990s, providing a framework for a field that has traditionally focused on the present.

Historically, writing programs have taken on the role of mediator: offering democratic access to growing numbers of students while protecting an institution's selectivity; and increasing enrollments while also promoting the research and development that attracts corporate, state, and federal funding."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-212) and index.