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Direct linkKelly Ritter – College Composition and Communication, 2018
I revisit the so-called Illinois Decision of 1955, which eliminated basic writing from the University of Illinois Rhetoric Program and caused a chain of similar programmatic actions on other campuses nationwide. I contend that reviewing and archiving the Illinois Decision as a locally specific act with multiple actors besides WPA Charles Roberts…
Descriptors: Human Dignity, Educational History, Writing Instruction, Program Administration
Burrell, Terri Massie – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The education of under-prepared college students is a topic that interested and motivated this researcher to conduct a study on learning communities and measuring change in writing apprehension and locus of control of developmental students at a community college. Higher education is generally viewed as a place for the intellectually elite.…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Educational Needs, Basic Writing, Community Colleges
