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School-College Partnerships and Their Impact on Writing Programs.
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Fowler, Judy; Martin, Stefan – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1989
Describes various aspects of a writing program partnership between the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) and two Baltimore City high schools, including: program goals; student selection; scheduling; instructional methods; writing evaluation; and the partnership's impact on a writing program. Recommends several changes based on the…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Higher Education, Program Administration
What Do You Need to Start--and Sustain--a Writing-across-the-Curriculum Program?
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McLeod, Susan H.; Soven, Margot – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1991
Offers a guide to those involved in developing a writing-across-the-curriculum (WAC) program to help them inform administrators about some of the basic points and know what to ask for before agreeing to take on the task. Outlines some basic procedures to follow for WAC program development. (MG)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Program Design, Program Development, Program Implementation
Rhetorical Agency: Seeing the Ethics of It All.
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Werder, Carmen – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 2000
Destabilizes the current construction of writing program administration by both questioning the theoretical constructs inherent in the traditional language writing program administrators use to represent themselves and suggesting a more ethically sound conceptual frame. Suggests an expanded way for understanding the remarkable opportunity…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Ethics, Higher Education, Program Design
What Happens to the Writing Program Administrator When the Writing Requirements Go Away?
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Gradin, Sherrie – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1997
Reports and analyzes the consequences of a university's abolishing any required writing course, using the case of the Director of Writing at Portland State University. Discusses effects on assessment, funding, service, and staff and staffing needs. (SR)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Higher Education, Politics of Education, Program Design
Negotiated Independence: How a Canadian Writing Program Became a Centre.
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Kearns, Judith; Turner, Brian – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1997
Describes the transformation of a writing program at a small Canadian university from a subdivision of the English department into a separate, interdisciplinary Centre for Academic Writing. Describes the origins of the program and recounts the processes of review and transition the program underwent. Notes how curricular and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Politics of Education
Redefining Composition, Managing Change, and the Role of the WPA.
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Chase, Geoffrey – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1997
Proposes a model for writing program administrators to use to assess the effectiveness of composition programs. Argues the need to consider local conditions, evaluate the internal coherence of programs, and consider the external relevance of programs. Describes how using this model led the Writing Center at Northern Arizona University to make…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Change, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
WAC at Century's End: Haunted by the Ghost of Fred Newton Scott.
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McLeod, Susan H. – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1997
Discusses two danger signs for writing across the curriculum (WAC) program survival, dealing with their cross-curricular structure, and their heavy dependence on just one person for their health and continuation. Outlines two cases from the history of writing instruction at the University of Michigan providing a precautionary tale for both kinds…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, English Departments, Financial Support, Higher Education
Writing Workshops and the Mechanics of Change.
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Fulwiler, Toby – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1989
Describes the mechanics of workshops designed to introduce new ideas about teaching with writing to instructors in all subject areas. Focuses on: leader qualities; workshop content; and logistics (setting, size, time, and equipment). (MM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Process Approach (Writing), Program Administration