The WAC Clearinghouse Bibliography

Welcome to the WAC Clearinghouse Bibliography. The bibliography, developed and presented in collaboration with CompPile, was developed to support teachers across the disciplines who are interested in using writing and speaking in their courses; scholars who are interested in WAC theory and research; and program administrators, designers, and developers who have interests in the latest work in faculty outreach, program design, and assessment.

To view entries in the bibliography, follow the links to the right. If you are a member of the Clearinghouse, you can add, update, or delete any entries you have added to the bibliography.

— Justin Jory
Bibliography Editor

Bibliography Category: Faculty Development

Abbate-Vaughn, Jorgelina. ""Not writing it out but writing it off:” Preparing multicultural teachers for ." Multicultural Education 13.4 (2006): 36-43.

This study highlights the use of the writing process not only to enhance preservice teachers' skills as writers of classroom experiences, but also as a tool to combat the stereotypes with which many preservice teachers enter urban field experiences with diverse learners.

Anson, Chris M., ed. The WAC Casebook - Scenes for Faculty Reflection and Program Development . New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. 29 October 2002. <http://www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-512775-7>.

from the publisher's Website: * Features fifty highly realistic scenarios that anticipate situations faculty confront in WAC programs * Narratives are readable and engaging * Focuses on problem-solving * Organized into eight chapters that address the primary concerns of faculty incorporating writing into their courses * Includes a list of web-based resources

Bazerman, Charles , & David Russell, eds. Landmark Essays in Writing Across the Curriculum . Davis, CA: Hermagoras Press, 1994.

Essays concerning the history of WAC, WAC principles, research on students and classrooms, research on writing in the disciplines.

Fulwiler, Toby , Art Young, eds. Language Connections: Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. Urbana, Illinois: National Council of Teachers of English, 1982. <http://wac.colostate.edu/books/language_connections/>.

Available online as part of the Academic.Writing series, Landmark Publications in Writing Studies, Language Connections focuses on general language skills teachers in all disciplines can use "to enhance student learning and, at the same time, reinforce the more specific language skills taught by reading, writing and speech teachers" (ix). The 12 chapters address issues including journal writing, problem solving approaches to writing, transactional writing, writing to learn, reading processes, and conferencing. An annotated bibliography is provided.

Kiefer, Kate. "Integrating Writing Into Any Course: Starting Points." Academic.Writing (2000): -. <http://wac.colostate.edu/aw/teaching/kiefer2000.htm>.

After teachers articulate their goals for incorporating writing into courses, working backwards from the goals to specific assignments can be relatively straightforward. This article provides a process for teachers to determine goals and then devise writing assignments to fit those goals.

Kiefer, Kate. "Why Teachers Should Also Write." Academic Exchange Quarterly 7.2 (2003): 5-9.

Argues that teachers in all disciplines can act as insiders in helping students to write more effectively within academic contexts. Teachers who write are even more effective because they bring expert knowledge of content and language from tacit to conscious awareness and engage themselves and their students in the teaching exchange.

Maimon, Elaine P.. "Cinderella to Hercules: Demythologizing Writing Across the Curriculum." Journal of Basic Writing 2.4 (1980): 3-11.

“Explores and puts to rest the misconceptions that faculty members from English as well as other disciplines hold about teaching writing. Makes suggestions that may help English teachers who want to establish an institution-wide program of writing gain the cooperation of other departments.” (ERIC)

McLeod, Susan H., ed. Strengthening Programs for Writing Across the Curriculum. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass , 1988. <http://wac.colostate.edu/books/mcleod_programs/>.

Available online as part of the Academic.Writing series, Landmark Publications in Writing Studies, this collection of thoughtful, thoroughly grounded essays explores the design of writing-across-the-curriculum programs in new and maturing programs. The collection also contains an appendix listing the results of the first comprehensive survey of writing-across-the-curriculum programs in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

McLeod, Susan H., Margot Soven, eds. Writing Across the Curriculum: A Guide to Developing Programs. Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1992. <http://wac.colostate.edu/books/mcleod_soven/>.

Available online as part of the Academic.Writing series, Landmark Publications in Writing Studies, this important collection addresses the design, funding, operation, and underlying pedagogical principles of WAC programs.

Young, Art, Toby Fulwiler, eds. Writing Across the Disciplines: Research Into Practice. Upper Montclair, New Jersey: Boynton/Cook, 1986.

A collection that traces the development of the writing across the curriculum program at Michigan Technological University in the 1970s and 1980s.