Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; CHAPTER ONE Writing Instruction and the Post-Remedial University: Setting the Scene for the Mainstreaming Debate in Basic Writing; I The Controversy Surrounding Mainstreaming: Theory, Politics, and Practice; CHAPTER TWO Revisiting the Importance of Placement and Basic Studies: Evidence of Success; CHAPTER THREE Errors and Economics: Inequality Breeds Remediation; CHAPTER FOUR Ideologies of Access and the Politics of Agency; CHAPTER FIVE Mainstreaming? Eddy, Rivulet, Backwater, Site Specificity
Summary
Explores the many facets of the mainstreaming movement in college-level basic writing that are currently being debated. Examines the theoretical, political, & pedagogical concerns that arise as pressures push colleges to eliminate basic writing programs
