An Urban University and Its Academic Support Program: Teaching Basic Writing in the Context of an "Urban Mission.".

Severino, Carol

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ERIC Number: EJ542506

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Publication Date: 1996

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An Urban University and Its Academic Support Program: Teaching Basic Writing in the Context of an "Urban Mission."

Severino, Carol

Journal of Basic Writing, v15 n1 p39-56 Sum 1996

Traces the uses of the "urban mission" trope both nationally and locally as it pertains to the history of the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Educational Assistance Program. Maintains that educational histories are important because they explain how political dynamics determine who will be basic writers and how many will appear in classrooms. (TB)

Descriptors: Basic Writing, Educational History, Higher Education, Inner City, Remedial Programs, Urban Education, Urban Universities

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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