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OP 17. Toward a Dialectical Theory of Composing

By Stuart Greene

Summary: Greene reviews recent social theories of knowledge in composition studies and criticizes the neglect of individual cognition—of how individuals reflect, form judgments, make choices, and construct meaning. He calls for a dialectical cognitive-social epistemic that acknowledges both social and ideological forces as well as cognitive processes in explaining how students learn to write in their chosen disciplines. January, 1990; 19 pages.

OP 17. Toward a Dialectical Theory of Composing
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