Across the Disciplines, a refereed journal devoted to language, learning, and academic writing, publishes articles relevant to writing and writing pedagogy in all their intellectual, political, social, and technological complexity. Across the Disciplines shares the mission of the WAC Clearinghouse in making information about writing and writing instruction freely available to members of the CAC, WAC, and ECAC communities.
The Pittsburgh Study of Writing, David Bartholomae and Beth Matway.
DOI: 10.37514/ATD-J.2010.7.1.02
This essay presents results from a comprehensive study of writing in the undergraduate curriculum at the University of Pittsburgh. (Published October 4, 2010)
Writing in Central and Eastern Europe: Stakeholders and Directions in Initiating Change, John Harbord.
DOI: 10.37514/ATD-J.2010.7.1.03
This paper investigates the development of writing initiatives in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The author shows how the identity of the stakeholders involved in the introduction of such initiatives has resulted in writing being taught largely in English as a second language, and the teaching of writing in local languages has been widely neglected. (Published April 14, 2010)
Teaching Writing in the Social Sciences: A Comparison and Critique of Three Models, Kristine Hansen and Joyce Adams.
DOI: 10.37514/ATD-J.2010.7.1.04
Three approaches to teaching writing in the social sciences are described and evaluated using Beaufort's five knowledge domains of expertise as a lens through which to judge the success of each in offering students a cognitive apprenticeship in their discipline. (Published February 28, 2010)
Review of Learning to Communicate in Science and Engineering: Case Studies from MIT, Mya Poe, Neal Lerner, and Jennifer Craig, 2010. Cambridge, MA: MIT P, [ISBN 978-0-262-16247-0. 256 pages, including index. (hardcover).] Foreword by James Paradis.
DOI: 10.37514/ATD-J.2010.7.1.05
A book review by Martha Patton, University of Missouri (Published November 30, 2010)
Writing across the curriculum and writing in the disciplines (WAC/WID) programs in community colleges have been the focus of only sporadic scholarship over the years. This special issue of ATD focuses on community college WAC/WID initiatives and expands the range of scholarly work in this area, exploring the challenges that community college WAC programs face, the ways in which student demographics and goals shape their experience of writing in the disciplines, and what the future of WAC/WID might be at the community college level.
Guest editor: Clint Gardner, Salt Lake Community College