Mapping Boundedness and Articulating Interdependence between Writing Centers and Writing Programs

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Mapping Boundedness and Articulating Interdependence between Writing Centers and Writing Programs

Abstract

This essay argues that institutional ethnography, a methodology LaFrance and Nicolas (2012) describe and advocate for in writing studies, provides a means by which writing center scholars can add to their maps of how their writing center programs coordinate with other writing programs at their institutions. From these maps, we can better articulate what writing center work is and what it is not, advocating for an institutional culture of interdependence. The essay extends the findings from a local institutional ethnography to add insights from multiple institutions. The findings suggest that writing center administrators may advocate for our work not only by arguing for parity with other writing programs, but also by communicating with others within the institution to align our internal narratives with external images. In addition, the findings imply that methodologies such as institutional ethnography are critical for examining the radical relationality central to writing center work.

Journal: Praxis: A Writing Center Journal
Published: 2018
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Topics: writing centers qualitative research
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