Critical Realism and Composition Theory
by Judd, Donald
The field of composition theory has emerged as part of the intellectual turmoil and set of pedagogical debates which have beset higher education for the last four decades and is now revolutionizing the theory and praxis of higher education. This volume examines three of the dominant pedagogical theories within composition theory: expressivist, cognitivist, and social-constructivist and builds its critique on the fact that much of modern composition theory has focused on epistemological concerns…
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- Full title :Critical Realism and Composition Theory.
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The field of composition theory has emerged as part of the intellectual turmoil and set of pedagogical debates which have beset higher education for the last four decades and is now revolutionizing the theory and praxis of higher education. This volume examines three of the dominant pedagogical theories within composition theory: expressivist, cognitivist, and social-constructivist and builds its critique on the fact that much of modern composition theory has focused on epistemological concerns while neglecting the ontological foundations of that which is being discussed. Critical Realism and Composition Theory offers an alternative approach to teaching composition. This problem-oriented alternative is designed to lead students beyond the abstract, contemplative description of a problem to an expanded understanding that shows that concerns for justice cannot be addressed intellectually without at the same time confronting the practical constraints that limiting powers of social institutions play in both defining a problem and its social solution.
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- Publication Date:©2005
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Taylor and Francis
- Place of Publication:Florence
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2005
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (175 pages).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780203986707, 0203986709
- oclc:on1048460883
- LC Classification:PE1404 ǂb J83 2003eb
- Dewey Decimal:808/.042/0711
Table of Contents
Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1 Theory practice inconsistencies and composition studies -- 2 Critical realism and philosophies of science -- 3 Expressivist rhetoric and voluntarism -- 4 Cognitivist rhetoric and positivism -- 5 Social constructivist rhetoric and super idealism -- 6 A rhetoric of praxis toward a critical realist theory of composition -- References -- Index.
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