Student ethos in the online technical communication classroom: Diverse voices

Technical Communication Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-187

  Pickering, Kristin Walker ^a  

^a TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE COMMUNICATIONS; ACTIVITY SYSTEMS; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INSTITUTIONAL SETTING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEACHING/LEARNING; TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS;

ACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; COMMUNICATION; HISTORY; TEACHING;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 68149168848     PISSN: 10572252     EISSN: 15427625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10572250802708303     Document Type: Article

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