The National Writing Project, Teachers' Writing Lives, and Student Achievement in Writing

Action in Teacher Education

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 5-16

  Whyte, Alyson ^a   Lazarte, Alejandro ^a   Thompson, Isabelle ^a   Ellis, Nancy ^b   Muse, Amanda ^a   Talbot, Richarde ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

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EID: 69549107365     PISSN: 01626620     EISSN: 21586098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01626620.2007.10463444     Document Type: Article

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