1st Edition

Critical Realism and Composition Theory

By Donald Judd Copyright 2003
174 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
1. Theory/Practice Inconsistencies and Composition Studies2. Critical Realism and Philosophies of Science3. Expressivist Rhetoric and Voluntarism4. Cognitivist Rhetoric and Positivism5. Social-Constructivist Rhetoric and Super-Idealism6. A Rhetoric of Praxis: Toward a Critical Realist Theory of Composition

Biography

Donald Judd is an Assistant Professor of English at Pittsburg State University, where he teaches courses on writing, literature, and composition theory. He has published articles on assignment design and Marxism and sustainable development and is a member of the National Council of Teachers of English.