Directing Freshman Composition: The Limits of Authority.

Olson, Gary A.; Moxley, Joseph M.

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ERIC Number: EJ385187

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Publication Date: 1989

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Directing Freshman Composition: The Limits of Authority.

Olson, Gary A.; Moxley, Joseph M.

College Composition and Communication, v40 n1 p51-60 Feb 1989

Assesses the role of the composition director in writing programs. Argues that the composition director should be a tenured professor and should possess full administrative control over all aspects of the writing program. (RAE)

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Department Heads, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Occupational Surveys, Policy Formation, Politics of Education, Power Structure, School Surveys, Teacher Role, Textbooks

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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