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Facing the center : toward an identity politics of one-to-one mentoring /

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In the diversity of their clients as well as their professional and student staff, writing centers present a complicated set of relationships that inevitably affect the instruction they offer. In Facing the Center, Harry Denny unpacks the identity matrices that enrich teachable moments, and he explo...

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Main Author: Denny, Harry C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching.
Report writing > Study and teaching (Higher)
Writing centers > Political aspects.
Mentoring.
Multicultural education.
Mentors
Centres de communication écrite > Aspect politique.
Mentorat.
Éducation interculturelle.
Language Arts & Disciplines > General.
Language Arts & Disciplines > Composition & Creative Writing.
Education > Higher.
English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching
Mentoring
Multicultural education
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In the diversity of their clients as well as their professional and student staff, writing centers present a complicated set of relationships that inevitably affect the instruction they offer. In Facing the Center, Harry Denny unpacks the identity matrices that enrich teachable moments, and he explores the pedagogical dynamics and implications of identity within the writing center. The face of the writing center, be it mainstream or marginal, majority or miority, orthodox or subversive, always has implications for teaching and learning. Facing the Center will extend current research in writin.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 176 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780874217681
0874217687