The Community College Writer Exceeding Expectations - Tinberg, Howard (Southern Illinois University Press, 2010)
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction and Rationale; 2. Design and Method; 3. What Community College Faculty Expect; 4. Student Expectations and Practices; 5. Implications for Teaching and Research; Appendix A: The Research Cohort; Appendix B: The Student Survey; Appendix C: The Faculty Survey; Appendix D: Faculty Interview Questions; Appendix E: Student Interview Questions; Appendix F: Student Survey Results; Appendix G: Faculty Survey Results; Works Cited; Index; Series Statement; Series Titles; Author Biographies; Back Cover
While there have been several studies of writing programs at larger, baccalaureate institutions, the community college classroom has often been overlooked. Authors Howard Tinberg and Jean-Paul Nadeau fill this gap with The Community College Writer, a systematic and unique case study of first semester writing students at a community college. Drawing on surveys, interviews, and samples of classroom assignments, Tinberg and Nadeau use their research at one community college to reach out to instructors throughout the nation, fostering communication between community college faculty members in the
Includes bibliographical references and index