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Baca, Isabel, Ed.; Hinojosa, Yndalecio Isaac, Ed.; Murphy, Susan Wolff, Ed. – SUNY Press, 2019
"Bordered Writers" explores how writing program administrators and faculty at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) are transforming the teaching of writing to be more inclusive and foster Latinx student success. Like its 2007 predecessor, "Teaching Writing with Latino/a Students", this collection contributes to ongoing…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, College Students, Racial Composition, Culturally Relevant Education
Wallace, Ray, Ed.; Jackson, Alan, Ed.; Wallace, Susan Lewis, Ed. – 2000
The book examines why college students still write poorly and why various attempts to redress such poor writing skills have failed for the most part by presenting 19 essays by leading writing professionals, English professors, educational theorists, teachers, and curriculum designers. The essays describe what students can and cannot do in the…
Descriptors: Diversity (Student), Educational Change, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
Roberts, David H., Ed.; Wolff, William C., Ed. – 1986
Addressing a variety of concerns of writing center directors and staff, directors of freshman composition, and English department chairs, the papers in this collection discuss writing center research and evaluation, writing center tutors, and computers in the writing center. The titles of the essays and their authors are as follows: (1) "Narrative…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Peer Evaluation
Roen, Duane, Ed.; Pantoja, Veronica, Ed.; Yena, Lauren, Ed.; Miller, Susan K., Ed.; Waggoner, Eric, Ed. – 2002
This book presents 93 essays that offer guidance, reassurance, and commentary on the many activities leading up to and surrounding classroom instruction in first-year composition. Essays in the book are written by instructors who teach in community colleges, liberal arts colleges, state university systems, and research institutions. The 14 section…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Mediated Communication, Course Descriptions, Freshman Composition
Newkirk, Thomas, Ed. – 1986
Drawn from talks given at a conference held at the University of New Hampshire in October 1984, the papers in this collection explore the relationship of composition to reading and literature studies. Following an introductory chapter written by Thomas Newkirk, which contains background information about that relationship as well as an overview of…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Theories, English Curriculum, Freshman Composition