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Peer reviewedTrimmer, Joseph F. – Journal of Basic Writing, 1987
Overviews basic writing instruction and research by briefly discussing the history of remediation, results of a survey of basic writing programs in U.S. colleges and universities, and interviews with developmental textbook editors at major publishing houses. Finds that basic writing instruction continues to focus on sentence grammar. (MM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Higher Education, National Surveys, Questionnaires
