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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas M. MastersPublisher: University of Pittsburgh Press Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.540kg ISBN: 9780822942368ISBN 10: 0822942364 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 24 October 2004 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsMasters'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 education. But he does much more.... His conclusions reveal and challenge the deepest assurnptions about the course - and our system of education. - David Russell, lowa 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 lowa; 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 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 education. But he does much more.... His conclusions reveal and challenge the deepest assurnptions about the course - and our system of education. - David Russell, lowa 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 lowa; 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 Author InformationThomas 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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