Uses for Journal Keeping

Preface Acknowledgments JOURNAL WRITING AS A SOCIOPOLITICAL PROCESS Journal-Keeping The Social and Institutional Contexts of Writing The Uses of Writing Across the Curriculum PROCEDURES: REFLEXIVITY IN CLASSROOM COMPOSITION Research Methodological Background: Reflexivity in Ethnography Finding a Topic Identifying Problems Finding a Setting Entering the Setting Collecting Data Inscribing Interpreting Journal-Keeping in "Spaceship Earth" JOURNAL KEEPING AND CLASSROOM ACTIVITY IN "SPACESHIP EARTH" The Journal Assignment: Responding the Weber's Expectations Classroom Functions of Journal-Keeping THE SOCIOPOLITICS OF JOURNAL KEEPING IN "SPACESHIP EARTH": TWO STUDENTS Beth: Goals for Journal-Keeping in "Spaceship Earth" Beth's History as a Student and Writer: Learning a Rhetoric of Role-Playing Beth's "Spaceship Earth" Journal: Negotiating Her Approach Tina's Goals for the Assignment Tina's History: Using Writing to Learn about Science Tina's "Spaceship Earth" Journal: Negotiating a Useful and "Suitable" Approach THE SOCIOPOLITICS OF JOURNAL KEEPING IN "SPACESHIP EARTH": THE PROFESSOR Assigning Writing in "Spaceship Earth" Carl's Expectations for the Journal: Making Connections Carl's History as a Writer and Teacher: Developing Expertise in Informing and Persuading His Audiences Putting Ideology into Practice Managing the Class Addressing Institutional Expectations An Effective Compromise? A POSTSCRIPT AND SOME CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS Postscript Concluding Observations References Author Index Subject Index