Direct from the Disciplines

What is possible when the impetus to improve students' writing comes not from the administrative level but from faculty members in departments across campus? In Direct from the Disciplines, representatives from a broad range of disciplines at Quinnipiac University recount how they worked together to bring about a writing-across-the-curriculum program that really works. Professors from departments in business, the humanities, the sciences, computer science, and occupational therapy as well as administrators describe the theoretical and subject-specific challenges they faced in changing the culture of writing in their classrooms and on their campus. Together their essays build a consensus about which practices and strategies for implementation are essential in achieving success with WAC. Their ideas are backed by example writing assignments, samples of student work, and descriptions of support services that are grounded in the reality of teaching and sustaining WAC.

About the Author :
Mary T. Segall formerly directed the Freshman Writing Program at Quinnipiac University and coauthored, with William R. Brown, Portals: Critical Reading, Writing, and Thinking (Harcourt Brace, 1999). She has published articles on composition and writing program administration and is dedicated to promoting critical literacy. She and her husband Seth live in Cheshire, Connecticut.

Review :
-Direct from the Disciplines is an excellent teaching tool for all concerned about improving student writing. This is the kind of book where faculty may at first look for a representation of their own discipline but end up reading the advice from others.--Joan Mullin, Coauthor of ARTiculating -If one wonders about the current state of what is by now a fairly old idea, this volume will provide a fresh, up-to-date, and well-written testimony to its vitality and health. Readers will find descriptions of innovative writing, authentic student responses, and a carefully articulated set of WAC principles both theoretically sound and classroom tested.--Toby Fulwiler, Coeditor of Writing Across the Disciplines and Author of College Writing, Second Edition -This book is as useful as it is reader friendlya helpful guide to WAC planning and implementation that will be a welcome contribution to faculty in specific disciplines.--Art Young, Author of Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum, Third Edition ?Direct from the Disciplines is an excellent teaching tool for all concerned about improving student writing. This is the kind of book where faculty may at first look for a representation of their own discipline but end up reading the advice from others.?-Joan Mullin, Coauthor of ARTiculating ?If one wonders about the current state of what is by now a fairly old idea, this volume will provide a fresh, up-to-date, and well-written testimony to its vitality and health. Readers will find descriptions of innovative writing, authentic student responses, and a carefully articulated set of WAC principles both theoretically sound and classroom tested.?-Toby Fulwiler, Coeditor of Writing Across the Disciplines and Author of College Writing, Second Edition ?This book is as useful as it is reader friendlya helpful guide to WAC planning and implementation that will be a welcome contribution to faculty in specific disciplines.?-Art Young, Author of Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum, Third Edition "Direct from the Disciplines is an excellent teaching tool for all concerned about improving student writing. This is the kind of book where faculty may at first look for a representation of their own discipline but end up reading the advice from others."-Joan Mullin, Coauthor of ARTiculating "This book is as useful as it is reader friendlya helpful guide to WAC planning and implementation that will be a welcome contribution to faculty in specific disciplines."-Art Young, Author of Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum, Third Edition "If one wonders about the current state of what is by now a fairly old idea, this volume will provide a fresh, up-to-date, and well-written testimony to its vitality and health. Readers will find descriptions of innovative writing, authentic student responses, and a carefully articulated set of WAC principles both theoretically sound and classroom tested."-Toby Fulwiler, Coeditor of Writing Across the Disciplines and Author of College Writing, Second Edition