Studies of university writing assignments demonstrate inconsistencies in the elements examined, making it difficult to achieve a clear understanding of the range, frequency, and characteristics of assignments that students might encounter. In this research study, syllabi from one university college were analyzed to determine the types and…

A nursing college compiled data on the number, type, and length of writing assignments required of students in bachelor's and associate degree programs. Information was used by faculty to collaborate on development of assignments and to identify ways to facilitate reflective practice. (SK)

Proposes an alternative pedagogy and curriculum to one implied by the text, "Ways of Reading," which provides a set of difficult, theoretical texts for writing classes. Suggests that teachers should learn something of the student's world as the student learns of the teacher's. (TB)