What Writers Do: Behaviors, Behaviorism, and Writing Studies

It's a story so familiar it's parabolic:The dreaded moment has arrived: the committee charged with revising the general education program has turned its attention to the learning goals for writing, which I, as WPA, have drafted. The learning goals I've written involve adapting null for multiple occasions and audiences; developing facility with genres of one's chosen field and profession; developing and using effective null strategies through...