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<p><i>Composition in the University</i> examines the required introductory course in composition within American colleges and universities. Crowley argues that due to its association with literary studies in English departments, composition instruction has been inappropriately influenced by humanist pedagogy and that modern humanism is not a satisfactory rationale for the study of writing.&nbsp; Crowley envisions possible nonhumanist rationales that could be developed for vertical curricula in writing instruction, were the universal requirement not in place.</p> <p><i>Composition in the University</i> examines the required introductory course in composition within American colleges and universities. According to Sharon Crowley, the required composition course has never been conceived in the way that other introductory courses have been—as an introduction to the principles and practices of a field of study. Rather it has been constructed throughout much of its history as a site from which larger educational and ideological agendas could be advanced, and such agendas have not always served the interests of students or teachers, even though they are usually touted as programs of study

Author

Sharon Crowley

Publisher

Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780822940562

Subjects

Education, Literary Fiction

Rating

4 / 5 (45 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14