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11-16 of 16 results in Rhetoric, Knowledge, and Society Series
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Writing/Disciplinarity
A Sociohistoric Account of Literate Activity in the Academy
Series: Rhetoric, Knowledge, and Society Series
Over the past century, the explosive growth of scientific, technical, and cultural disciplines has profoundly affected our daily lives. However, processes of enculturation in sites such as graduate education that have helped to form these disciplines have received very limited research attention....
Published July 31st 1998 by Routledge
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Other Floors, Other Voices
A Textography of A Small University Building
Series: Rhetoric, Knowledge, and Society Series
The author describes this volume as a "textography" because it combines certain elements of both text analysis and ethnography. Through analysis of texts, textual forms, and systems of texts, it shows the lives, life commitments, and life projects of people deeply embedded in the literate culture...
Published April 30th 1998 by Routledge
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Reality By Design
The Rhetoric and Technology of Authenticity in Education
Series: Rhetoric, Knowledge, and Society Series
In the first paragraphs of this volume, the author identifies an "authenticity paradox": that the purported real-worldedness of a learning environment, technique, or task is so rhetorically potent that educators frequently call attention to it in pedagogical conversations to legitimize their...
Published March 14th 1998 by Routledge
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Reality By Design
The Rhetoric and Technology of Authenticity in Education
Series: Rhetoric, Knowledge, and Society Series
In the first paragraphs of this volume, the author identifies an "authenticity paradox": that the purported real-worldedness of a learning environment, technique, or task is so rhetorically potent that educators frequently call attention to it in pedagogical conversations to legitimize their...
Published January 31st 1998 by Routledge
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Fundable Knowledge
The Marketing of Defense Technology
Series: Rhetoric, Knowledge, and Society Series
Knowledge is the basic output of the defense technology establishment in the United States; it is what enables the development of weapon systems. From this premise, this volume explores the process of knowledge production in defense technology from the beginnings of the Cold War to the present time...
Published January 31st 1997 by Routledge
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Writing Like An Engineer
A Rhetorical Education
Series: Rhetoric, Knowledge, and Society Series
Comprised of a study spanning over five years, this text looks at four engineering co-op students as they write at work. Since the contributors have a foot in both worlds -- work and school -- the book should appeal to people who are interested in how students learn to write as well as people who...
Published February 29th 1996 by Routledge
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