Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ560762
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Word Processing and the Ongoing Difficulty of Writing.
Dowling, Carolyn
Computers and Composition, v11 n3 p227-35 1994
Suggests that, although the benefits of word processing are widely acknowledged, writing is still perceived as a difficult activity. Considers the degree to which particular features of word processing might constitute new and significant impediments to individual writers. Discusses this issue with writers who expressed concerns that their expectations regarding the benefits of word processing were not being fulfilled. (RS)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Word Processing, Writing Attitudes, Writing Processes, Writing Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: Global Perspectives.
