<p>Writing centers and writing programs, as well as
the role of their administrators, are shaped by historical and disciplinary
factors that have been closely examined by scholars over the last half century.
However, the role of institutionality in writing center and writing program
administration (WPA) studies has been ignored in much of the scholarship about
these two sub-disciplines. This dissertation examines the role of
institutionality by developing a new method, relationship-mapping, as a way of
understanding how the complex nature of institutional contexts impacts the work
of writing centers and writing programs. Through a study of 13 small liberal
arts colleges, it is determined that the factors of this specific institution
type shape and transform the ways in which centers and programs develop
relationships and collaborations to teach and support writing.
Relationship-mapping shows promise, though, beyond small colleges and could be
used at a multitude of institution types as a way to responsibly critique
institutions and how they support students, as well as a way to study
institutional cultures of writing. </p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/7949390 |
| Date | 15 May 2019 |
| Creators | Beth A Towle (6551765) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/_It_Depends_on_Who_You_Talk_To_Mapping_Writing_Center-Writing_Program_Relationships_at_Small_Liberal_Arts_Colleges/7949390 |
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