The Role of Communication and Writing Intensive Courses in General Education: A Five-Year Case Study of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Westphal-Johnson, Nancy; Fitzpatrick, Mary Anne

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Publication Date: 2002

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The Role of Communication and Writing Intensive Courses in General Education: A Five-Year Case Study of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Westphal-Johnson, Nancy; Fitzpatrick, Mary Anne

Journal of General Education, v51 n2 p73-102 2002

Examines the development and implementation of a communication component of the general education curriculum at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Describes the model as incorporating a decentralized approach to teaching speech and writing. Details organizational and practical issues surrounding this major change in the undergraduate general education curriculum. (AUTH/NB)

Descriptors: Academic Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Colleges, Freshman Composition, General Education, Two Year Colleges, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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