Using charettes to perform civic engagement in technical communication classrooms and workplaces

Technical Communication Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 215-236

  Mara, Andrew ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70449347068     PISSN: 10572252     EISSN: 15427625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15427625tcq1502_5     Document Type: Article

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