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Direct linkTaylor, Tim N. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2005
By focusing on local problems or issues, student writers can craft research essays that exemplify civic engagement, a practice that reaffirms composition's tacit tradition from classical rhetoric and the educational philosophy of John Dewey. Volunteer experiences or local problems that affect students directly allow writers to actively research…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Research Papers (Students), Writing Instruction, Citizenship Education
