Two Comments on Sharon O'Dair's "Class Work: Site of Egalitarian Activism or Site of Embourgeoisement?".

Mayers, Tim; Bertoncini, Leann; O'Dair, Sharon

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ERIC Number: EJ716688

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Publication Date: 2004-May-1

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Two Comments on Sharon O'Dair's "Class Work: Site of Egalitarian Activism or Site of Embourgeoisement?"

Mayers, Tim; Bertoncini, Leann; O'Dair, Sharon

College English, v66 n5 p558 May 2004

The compelling challenge to the notion that increased access to higher education in the United States has improved, is overviewed. However, according to Sharon O'Dair, graduate students choose an arcane literary specialty over composition, as it is not regarded as challenging and rewarding.

Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Graduate Students, Higher Education, Access to Education, Literature, Majors (Students), Graduate Study

National Council of Teachers of English, 111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096. Web site: http://www.ncte.org/journals

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Education Level: Higher Education

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