College English Mar 2002

More Than a Feeling: Disappointment and WPA Work

Laura R. Micciche

Abstract

Addresses the climate of disappointment that characterizes English studies generally and composition studies--particularly writing program administration (WPA). Considers that the context of disappointment is shaped by a number of overlapping factors including: the widely perceived job market collapse in the humanities; the national abuse of adjunct teachers of first-year writing courses; and the general devaluation of the humanities.

Journal
College English
Published
2002-03-01
DOI
10.58680/ce20021258
Open Access
Closed
Topics
first-year composition writing program administration writing across the curriculum

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