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Author Powell, Pegeen Reichert, 1970-

Title Retention and resistance : writing instruction and students who leave / Pegeen Reichert Powell
Published Logan : Utah State University Press, [2013]
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Description 1 online resource (157 pages)
Contents Acknowledgments; Introduction: Paying Attention to the Discourse of Retention in Higher Education; 1. A Story of Retention Research; 2. The Seduction and Betrayal of the Discourse of Retention; 3. The Possibility of Failure; 4. Beyond Retention; References; About the Author; Index
Summary "Retention and Resistance combines personal student narratives with a critical analysis of the current approach to retention in colleges and universities, and explores how retention can inform a revision of goals for first-year writing teachers. Retention is a vital issue for institutions, but as these students' stories show, leaving college is often the result of complex and idiosyncratic individual situations that make institutional efforts difficult and ultimately ineffective. An adjustment of institutional and pedagogical objectives is needed to refocus on educating as many students as possible, including those who might leave before graduation. Much of the pedagogy, curricula, and methodologies of composition studies assume students are preparing for further academic study. Retention and Resistance argues for a new kairotic pedagogy that moves toward an emphasis on the present classroom experience and takes students' varied experiences into account. Infusing the discourse of retention with three individual student voices, Powell explores the obligation of faculty to participate in designing an institution that educates all students, no matter where they are in their educational journey or how far that journey will go"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject College dropouts -- United States -- Prevention
College attendance -- United States
College dropouts -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Dropout behavior, Prediction of -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
College dropouts -- Research -- United States
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
College attendance
College dropouts
College dropouts -- Prevention
College dropouts -- Research
Dropout behavior, Prediction of
United States
Genre/Form handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780874219319
0874219310
0874219302
9780874219302