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Peer reviewedMaher, Jane – Journal of Basic Writing, 1996
Contains the first chapter of a new biography of an influential writing teacher, Mina Shaughnessy, who was a founder of the "Journal of Basic Writing". (PA)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Biographies, Higher Education, Scholarship
Download full textMaher, Jane – 1997
This book is intended to be both a biography of an extraordinary woman and a historical account of events leading to Open Admissions within the City University of New York (CUNY) in 1970, wherein every graduate of a New York City high school was guaranteed a place within the CUNY system. The book profiles Mina Shaugnessy, who devoted her…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Biographies, Educational History, Educational Philosophy
