Tenured Bosses and Disposable Teachers - Writing Instruction in the Managed University (Paperback)

"Tenured Bosses and Disposable Teachers: Writing Instruction in the Managed University "exposes the poor working conditions of contingent composition faculty and explores practical alternatives to the unfair labor practices that are all too common on campuses today.
Editors Marc Bousquet, Tony Scott, and Leo Parascondola bring together diverse perspectives from pragmatism to historical materialism to provide a perceptive and engaging examination of the nature, extent, and economics of the managed labor problem in composition instruction--a field in which as much as ninety-three percent of all classes are taught by graduate students, adjuncts, and other "disposable" teachers. These instructors enjoy few benefits, meager wages, little or no participation in departmental governance, and none of the rewards and protections that encourage innovation and research. And it is from this disenfranchised position that literacy workers are expected to provide some of the core instruction in nearly everyone's higher education experience.
Twenty-six contributors explore a range of real-world solutions to managerial domination of the composition workplace, from traditional academic unionism to ensemble movement activism and the pragmatic rhetoric, accommodations, and resistances practiced by teachers in their daily lives.
Contributors are Leann Bertoncini, Marc Bousquet, Christopher Carter, Christopher Ferry, David Downing, Amanda Godley, Robin Truth Goodman, Bill Hendricks, Walter Jacobsohn, Ruth Kiefson, Paul Lauter, Donald Lazere, Eric Marshall, Randy Martin, Richard Ohmann, Leo Parascondola, Steve Parks, Gary Rhoades, Eileen Schell, Tony Scott, William Thelin, JenniferSeibel Trainor, Donna Strickland, William Vaughn, Ray Watkins, and Katherine Wills.

General

Imprint:	Southern Illinois University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2003
First published:	December 2003
Editors:	Tony Scott
Authors:	Marc Bousquet
Editors:	Leo Parascondola
Foreword by:	Randy Martin
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-0-8093-2544-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Specific skills > Writing skills Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Universities / polytechnics Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management of specific areas > Personnel & human resources management
LSN:	0-8093-2544-6
Barcode:	9780809325443

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