Learning to write like a scientist: Coauthoring as an enculturation task

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 637-668

  Florence, Marilyn K ^a   Yore, Larry D ^b  

^a Marilyn K Florence Writing/Editing   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATURAL SCIENCES; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS; TECHNICAL WRITING;

COAUTHORSHIP PROCESS; SCIENTIFIC WRITING; UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 4344585543     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20015     Document Type: Article

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