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ERIC Number: EJ603831
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
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Tales from the Writing Center: A Plea for Less Prescription.
Shafer, Gregory
Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, v16 n2 p35-41 Spr 2000
This article recounts the author's experiences with students in a Writing Center, and examines the troubles of traditional teaching styles that reflect the notion of a single norm of thought and experience. Asserts that prescriptive writing instruction stymies personal and scholastic development and undermines democratic learning. Contains 12 references. (VWC)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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