Introduction [excerpt] The current study contributes to some of the earliest empirical work done on post-truth rhetoric by investigating the connection between post-truth rhetoric, the Burkean Parlor metaphor, and student source integration. How do first-year composition students understand source integration? Do first-year composition students' integration of sources provide evidence that they have been impacted by post-truth rhetoric? Are first-year composition students "entering the conversation?"...

Introduction [excerpt] Drawing on my experiences as a secondary educator, my research into the affective turn in composition theory--and intending to participate in and contribute to recent conversations among scholars in the field about how to respond to the emergence of post-truth--I propose in my thesis a new paradigm for composition educators to embrace in addressing the challenges that the Rhetoric Society of America, Writing Program Administration, and scholars such as [Bruce] McComiskey, [Ellen C.]...

Abstract Reflection is a skill that is vital to the ongoing success of teachers. In order to accurately reflect on their ability, teachers must have a firm understanding of the nature of reflection. Instructional leaders skilled in the art of clinical supervision provide teachers with an opportunity to reflect in a manner that not only increases their capacity for reflection but also enhances their pedagogical skills. However, there is no current research that focuses on the use of...