Argues that students must be taught specific techniques for adapting their prose through increasing the level of language. Suggests one technique of analyzing the choices of subjects and verbs in sentences that can help students produce more intelligent and powerful writing. (HB)

Details three case studies that were part of an analysis of the on-the-job writing requirements of over 30 vocational students. (AEA)

Demonstrates through a single case study the link between sufficient functional writing skills and the additional symbolic skills needed to improve occupational and academic status. (CRH)

Scaffolding is widely referenced in educational literature and practice, in literacy education in particular, but often in reductive ways. Scaffolding is key for diverse youth in high-need settings, but few studies examine complexities and tensions of scaffolding in practice. This study asked how, if at all, teachers at a California high school…

Relates composition to the philosophy of Taoism as performing an activity instinctively and with ease. Illustrates the relationship with examples of students' reactions to particular writing situations. (HTH)

Details the use of the manuscripts, journals, and published works of Emerson and Thoreau as a means of teaching revision to composition students. (FL)

Describes a semester-long project for a first-year writing class in which students work collaboratively to research an artist as a person, write an essay as a monologue, and present the monologue as a one-person play to the class. (SR)

Presented at a 1996 conference on the implications of the Human Genome Project for community and technical colleges, the 30 papers included in this monograph describe methods for incorporating genetics studies into the two-year college curriculum. Among the papers provided are: (1) "Facing the Unknown: The Ethical Challenges of Biotechnology" (J.…

Describes students' reactions to questions on essay tests. Examines relationships in attitudes and essay questions, the effects of readability on student attitudes, and the effects of question length and rhetorical structure. Concludes that certain rhetorical features of essay questions affect how students respond on tests. (KEH)

The most widely accepted classification system of institutions of higher education, the Carnegie system, does not provide any sub-groupings for the category of two-year institutions. This lack of precision has inhibited the understanding of the diversity among and between community colleges, their missions, functions, curricula, students, and…

Suggests that teachers can introduce the cultural context of nineteenth-century British fiction by exploring four types of walks that women characters take: the mission of mercy; the passionate, secret journey; the problem-solving walk; and the defiant or self-assertive walk of independence. (MS)

The National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF) surveys more than 26,000 faculty members in all fields in US colleges and universities. Those canvassed by the NSOPF form a nationally representative sample of full- and part-time faculty members in degree-granting public and private not-for-profit institutions that are located in the 50 states…

Sultanate of Oman is one out of many developing countries around the world which have valued English as a very important international language and a tool for achieving multiple purposes. When His Majesty the Sultan came to power in 1970, the government accepted English as the only official foreign language and allocated huge budgets and resources…

Reviews the tensions between discourse-centered writing instruction and expressivist approaches. Considers the conflict when the writing instructor's approach differs from the writing tutor's approach. Explores the possibilities of a reflective response style of writing instruction. Advocates such an approach as a useful means of fostering writing…

Discusses seven sources for students to discover topics that are conducive to writing. The sources include the library browsing table, the mass media, a mock argument, and vague auditory or visual stimuli. (HTH)