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ERIC Number: EJ437367
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0739-4713
The Whys of Teaching Composition: Social Visions.
Ryan, Howard S.
Freshman English News, v19 n3 p9-17 Fall 1991
Discusses the ideologies that guide modern composition. Represent the teaching goals and (implied) social visions current in the field of composition through five models: utility, individual growth, individual mobility, collaborative growth, and collective empowerment. Critiques the first four models and argues for the fifth. (SR)
Descriptors: College English, Higher Education, Ideology, Models, Social Change, Teaching Methods, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Composition Theory