Developmental gains of a history major: A case for building a theory of disciplinary writing expertise

Research in the Teaching of English

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 136-184

  Beaufort, Anne ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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