Practicing Writing by Thomas M Masters

Practicing Writing by Thomas M Masters

Thomas Masters examines a pivotal era-the years following arrival of former soldiers on college campuses thanks to the GI Bill-in the history of the most ubiquitous and most problematic course offered in America: freshman English.

Masters's history reveals for the first time the concrete practices of this uniquely American phenomenon, first-year composition, by examining three very different institutions during a crucial period in American higher educationBut he does much more. . . . His conclusions reveal and challenge the deepest assumptions about the course—and our system of education.

* David Russell, Iowa State University *

Masters weaves together interpretations of archival and critical sources to construct a vivid portrait of postwar composition teaching as a discursive practice that is paradoxically both utilitarian and utopian.

* Carol Severino, University of Iowa *

Drawing on a vast array of materials—syllabi, program descriptions, internal publications, and interviews—from three prominent midwestern universities, Masters identifies six terms that constitute core concepts underlying freshman English. By following Masters's analysis . . . we can see the powerfully embedded roots of college composition as we know it today.

* David Jolliffe, DePaul University *

This study provides valuable insights into a more comprehensive understanding of a 'marginal' area of higher education. Such an analysis applied to other nondiscipline areas of study would be of great benefit not only to academia but higher education as well.

* Choice *

Thomas M. Masters, an instructor in the School of Education at DePaul University, has led local educators' associations, administered a writing center, developed interdisciplinary programs, and taught composition, literature, speech, and media studies.

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ISBN 13	9780822961574
ISBN 10	0822961571
Title	Practicing Writing
Author	Thomas M Masters
Series	Composition Literacy And Culture
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Pittsburgh Press
Year published	2004-11-01
Number of pages	272
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