Squaring the learning circle: Cross-classroom collaborations and the impact of audience on student outcomes in professional writing

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-82

  Ward Sr , Mark ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Audience effects; Composition; Professional writing; Student motivation; Writing pedagogies

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049095063     PISSN: 10506519     EISSN: 15524574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1050651908324381     Document Type: Article

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