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ERIC Number: EJ437365
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0739-4713
The Role of Theory in Composition Scholarship.
Olson, Gary A.
Freshman English News, v19 n3 p4-5 Fall 1991
Discusses the theory/antitheory debate in the discipline of rhetoric and composition. Urges refocusing the debate away from the relative value of various modes of inquiry and whether any given theoretical discussion adequately informs pedagogy. Advocates defining the field in its largest context. Maintains that theory empowers the discipline as a legitimate intellectual field. (SR)
Descriptors: College English, Higher Education, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Theory, Theory Practice Relationship, Writing (Composition)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Composition Theory