Lunsford's main point seems to be that collaborative writing is something she urges much caution about, yet strongly recommends.
Collaborations changes the view of the knowledge used in writing from exterior and accessible to contextualized and debatable (based on society and the use of language in it).
Collaborative writing threatens the status quo in Storehouse Centers and Garret Centers. The former sees knowledge as exterior, while the latter sees it as internal.
Lunsford states that collaboration: aids in problem solving, creates an environment with a melting pot of thoughts, generally leads to better outcomes than individual writing, betters the understanding of others thoughts, and engages active learning.
Lunsford believes goals must be clearly defined when collaborating. Otherwise, students will end up doing busy work and not accomplishing anything.
It's also important to note that everyone needs to be involved on an equal level. Heirarchies must not exist to truly collaborate.
Control is not easy in a collaborative writing center, because everyone is working equally. It would be expected of the entire group, rather than the tutor, or student.
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