An Alternate Pragmatism for Going Public

By James Webber and Jim Webber

An Alternate Pragmatism for Going Public interrogates composition's most prominent responses to contemporary K-16 education reform. By "going public," teachers, scholars, and administrators rightfully reassert their expertise against corporate-political standards and assessments like the Common Core, Complete College America, and the Collegiate Learning Assessment. However, author Jim Webber shows that composition's professional imperative for self-defense only partly fulfils the broader aims of "going public," which include fostering public participation that can assess and potentially affirm the public good of professional judgment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607326531
• ISBN13: 9781607326533
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Utah State University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up