Partners in Literacy: A Writing Center Model for Civic Engagement - Couverture rigide

Brizee, Allen; Wells, Jaclyn M.

 
9781475827613: Partners in Literacy: A Writing Center Model for Civic Engagement
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 147582761X ISBN 13 : 9781475827613
Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016

Synopsis

Partners in Literacy describes the process, research, relationships, and theories that guided a three-year partnership between the Purdue University Writing Lab and two community organizations in Lafayette, Indiana: the Lafayette Adult Resource Academy and WorkOne Express. This partnership resulted in a new section of the globally known Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) and the Community Writing and Education Station (CWEST), which featured adult literacy resources in the areas of GED preparation, English as a Second Language, and workplace and job search literacy. Using an empirical and iterative design process, the authors worked closely with their community partners to develop, test, revise, and launch these resources.

In Partners in Literacy, the authors argue that writing centers can be effective spaces from which to work with the community and that writing centers' missions of sustainability, outreach, and research-driven practice can offer valuable philosophies for civic engagement. To support this argument, the book discusses the research methods and findings, the process behind developing and sustaining the three-year engagement project, and the personal relationships that ultimately held the project together.

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À propos des auteurs

Allen Brizee has taught writing, rhetoric, and professional communication as a faculty member, graduate TA, and writing center tutor at an assortment of colleges and universities for almost thirty years.

Jaclyn M. Wells is an assistant professor of English at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. At UAB, she directs the writing center and teaches first-year composition and professional writing.

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Éditeur
Rowman & Littlefield
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
147582761X
ISBN 13 
9781475827613
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
186
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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ISBN 10 :  1475827628 ISBN 13 :  9781475827620
Editeur : Rl, 2016
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