S. Rose

English 680 Writing Program Administration

Spring 2002

Book Review

Some Notes on Expectations for those of you doing a review of a recent book on issue(s) of concern for writing program administrators (one of the course projects options)

One possible guideline for you to use in selecting an appropriate book would be to use the criteria for nominations for the Council of Writing Program Administrators’ “Best Book” award. Here’s an excerpt from the call for nominations:

. …The award will be given bi-annually to the author(s) or editors(s) of the best book addressing issues in administration of higher education writing programs, including first-year programs, undergraduate writing majors, advanced composition programs, technical/scientific/business/professional writing programs, writing across the curriculum, and writing centers.

…Nominated books will be evaluated for scholarship and research contributing to understanding writing program administration.…

You might also consider reviewing a book for which WPAs are not the primary or only audience, but is of interest to them—a book on an issue in higher education, for example: on assessment, service learning, higher education change, etc.