Writing retreat as structured intervention: Margin or mainstream?

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 541-553

  Murray, Rowena ^a   Newton, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community of practice; Evaluation; Legitimate peripheral participation; Writing for publication

Indexed keywords

EID: 75249094326     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360903154126     Document Type: Article

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