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Tinberg, Howard – Journal of Basic Writing, 1998
Presents the voices of basic writers, telling the importance of education in their lives and their struggles with it. Argues that basic writing merits support and should be regarded as college-level in its objectives and methods. Rejects the move to transform the mission of two-year colleges into one of narrowly defined developmental endeavors.…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Student Attitudes, Two Year Colleges, Writing Apprehension