Basic writing in America
Subtitle: the history of nine college programs
By: edited by Nicole Pepinster Greene, Patricia J. McAlexander.
Contributors: Greene, Nicole Pepinster.; McAlexander, Patricia J.
Series: Research and teaching in rhetoric and composition
Publisher: Hampton Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cresskill, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781572737587; 9781572737594
Subjects: English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States; Creative writing (Higher education) -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Patricia J. McAlexander, Nicole Pepinster Greene; title: Sunrise, sunset : basic writing at CUNY's City College / George Otte; title: The life & death & life of a college, a department, & a basic Writing Program / Michelle Gibson and Deborah T. Meem; title: Basic writing, desegregation, and open admissions in southwest Louisiana /  Nicole Pepinster Greene; title: Basic writing at "the beach" / Mark Wiley; title: Basic writing at Cal State Fullerton : the ongoing battle to abolish "remediation" / Mary Kay Crouch; title: From community college to urban university : beginning writing instruction for diverse students at Boise State University / Karen S. Uehling; title: The evolution of a division : basic writing at the University of Georgia / Patricia J. McAlexander; title: The writing rorkshop : the Ohio State University's basic writing program / Mindy Wright; title: Just what Is "basic"? : computer-enhanced basic writing for a non-traditional graduate program / Linda J. Stine.