Fighting Over Freshman English: CCCC's Early Years and the Turf Wars of the 1950s.

Heyda, John

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Publication Date: 1999

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Fighting Over Freshman English: CCCC's Early Years and the Turf Wars of the 1950s.

Heyda, John

College Composition and Communication, v50 n4 p663-81 Jun 1999

Discusses how freshman English separated from other courses. Considers many different points of view regarding the development of freshman English versus composition and communication. Ponders what composition would be like in the last half century had it incorporated communication. Concludes that when freshman English won the "Turf Wars" over composition and communication, its victory amounted to a defeat for composition. (SC)

Descriptors: College English, Communication (Thought Transfer), Course Content, Freshman Composition, Higher Education

Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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