Professional Writers/Writing Professionals: Revamping Teacher Training in Creative Writing Ph.D. Programs

Kelly Ritter

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Abstract

Examines (1) job opportunities available for PhDs in creative writing as contextualized within the larger English Studies job market; (2) arguments for and against training such candidates to be university teaching professionals; and (3) training that might better prepare these candidates for both more productive, successful university teaching careers as well as more productive, successful undergraduate creative writing classrooms. (RS)
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)205-27
Number of pages23
JournalCollege English
Volume64
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2001

Keywords

  • College Faculty
  • Creative Writing
  • Doctoral Programs
  • Employment Patterns
  • English Teacher Education
  • Higher Education
  • Labor Market

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