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OverviewAn Alternate Pragmatism for Going Public interrogates composition’s most prominent responses to contemporary K–16 education reform. By “going public,” teachers, scholars, and administrators rightfully reassert their expertise against corporate-political standards and assessments like the Common Core, Complete College America, and the Collegiate Learning Assessment. However, author Jim Webber shows that composition’s professional imperative for self-defense only partly fulfils the broader aims of “going public,” which include fostering public participation that can assess and potentially affirm the public good of professional judgment. Drawing on the pragmatic/democratic tradition, Webber envisions an alternate rhetoric of professionalism, one that not only reasserts compositionists’ expertise but also expands opportunities for publics to authorize this expertise. While this public inquiry and engagement may not safeguard professional standing against neoliberal reform, it reorients composition toward an equally important goal, enabling publics to gauge the adequacy of the educational standardization so often advocated by contemporary reform. An Alternate Pragmatism for Going Public shows how public engagement can serve composition’s efforts related to “going public.” Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jim WebberPublisher: Utah State University Press Imprint: Utah State University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.260kg ISBN: 9781607326533ISBN 10: 1607326531 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 15 March 2018 Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsJim Webber is an assistant professor of English at the University of Nevada, Reno. Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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