Tales from the Writing Center: A Plea for Less Prescription.

Shafer, Gregory

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ERIC Number: EJ603831

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Tales from the Writing Center: A Plea for Less Prescription.

Shafer, Gregory

Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, v16 n2 p35-41 Spr 2000

This article recounts the author's experiences with students in a Writing Center, and examines the troubles of traditional teaching styles that reflect the notion of a single norm of thought and experience. Asserts that prescriptive writing instruction stymies personal and scholastic development and undermines democratic learning. Contains 12 references. (VWC)

Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Innovation, Learning Strategies, Student Needs, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Writing Assignments, Writing Attitudes, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes, Writing Skills, Writing Teachers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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