Writing, teaching, and learning in the disciplines / [electronic resource] edited by Anne Herrington and Charles Moran.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-259) and index.

Preface to the Series -- Preface to the Volume -- pt. 1. Historical perspectives -- Introduction -- Language across the curriculum : where it began and what it promises / Nancy Martin -- American origins of the writing-across-the-curriculum movement / David R. Russell -- pt. 2. Disciplinary and predisciplinary theory -- Introduction -- Theories of the disciplines and a learning theory / James Britton -- From cultural criticism to disciplinary participation : living with powerful words / Charles Bazerman -- Speaking of knowing : conceptions of understanding in academic disciplines / Judith A. Langer -- Context-specific ways of knowing and the evaluation of writing / Lee Odell -- pt. 3. Teachers' voices : reflections on practice -- Introduction -- Interchange : a conversation among the disciplines / Michael M. Abbott, Pearl W. Bartelt, Stephen M. Fishman, and Charlotte Honda -- From practice to theory : writing across the disciplines at Spelman College / Jacqueline Jones Royster --

pt. 4. Studies in the classroom -- Introduction -- Contributions of academic and dialogic journals to writing about literature / Susan Peck MacDonald and Charles R. Cooper -- Writing and learning American literature / Toby Fulwiler -- How students handle writing assignments : a study of eighteen responses in six disciplines / Joy Marsella, Thomas L. Hilgers, and Clemence McLaren -- pt. 5. Disciplinary values, discourse practices, and teaching -- Introduction -- Encountering the biological sciences : ideology, language, and learning / Bonnie B. Spanier -- Advocacy and neutrality : a contradiction in the discourse of urban planners / Louise Dunlap -- Writing in the disciplines : a prospect / Anne Herrington and Charles Moran -- Works cited -- Index.