From Liberation to Remediation: The Rhetoric of General Education

Description: Ever since its origins as a post-World War II movement designed to democratize education and promote civic engagement, General Education has been the source and subject of political battles. From Liberation to Remediation explores how Gen Ed's initial goal of providing a common intellectual foundation for all students has been gradually undermined, resulting in a growing perception that General Education is unnecessary for high-achieving students and is instead a remedial path for those deemed underprepared.

Review Quotes: "An important book that is especially appropriate for this moment."
--Elizabeth Wardle, Miami University, Writing Research, Pedagogy, and Policy series editor

"The reminder of what Gen Ed was designed to do, how writing fits into that, and how, precisely, AP/DE/CE/CCN systems and other structures undermine it is bracing and incredibly useful."
--Amy Lueck, Santa Clara University

"Timely, relevant, well written, well researched, and adds important dimensions to understandings of the field and of higher education in general."
--Brice Nordquist, Syracuse University