Professional Writing in Context

<p>This volume explores adult work-world writing issues from the perspectives of five seasoned professionals who have logged hundreds of hours working with adults on complicated written communication problems. It examines the gap between school-world instructional practices and real-world problems and situations. After describing the five major economic sectors which are writing intensive, the text suggests curricular reforms which might better prepare college-educated writers for these worlds. Because the volume is based on the extensive work-world experiences of the authors, it offers numerous examples of real-world writing problems and strategies which illustrate concretely what goes wrong and what needs to be done about it.</p> <p><b>Contents: </b>Preface. <b>F. Reynolds,</b> What Adult Work-World Writers Have Taught Me About Adult Work-World Writing. <b>C. Matalene,</b> Of the People, by the People, for the People: Texts in Public Contexts. <b>J.N. Magnotto,</b> Consulting in a Bureaucracy: Helping Government Evaluators Write Effective Reports. <b>D. Samson,</b> Writing in High-Tech Firms. <b>L.V. Sadler,</b> Preparing for the White Rabbit and Taking It On the <i>Neck</i>: Tales of the Workplace and Writingplace.</p>