Ecologies of Writing Programs: Program Profiles in Context

Edited by Mary Jo Reiff, Anis Bawarshi, Michelle Ballif, and Christian Weisser Writing Program Administration Edited by Chris Carter and Laura Micciche Information and Pricing978-1-60235-511-8 (paperback, $34); 978-1-60235-512-5 (hardcover, $68); 978-1-60235-513-2 (PDF, $19.99) © 2015 by Parlor Press. 415 pages with illustrations, bibliographies, and index. Bookstores: Order by fax, mail, or phone. See our "Sales and Ordering Page" for details. About This Book Ecologies of Writing Programs: Program Profiles in Context contributes to our understanding of writing programs as complex ecological systems. The collection includes profiles of fifteen exemplary and innovative writing programs in their fluid, dynamic, and relational contexts, highlighting the ways in which writing programs—like all discursive systems—are ecologies. By examining writing programs as they exist within the context of interrelated, emergent institutional systems that are in constant flux, this collection complemen