Learning to Write and Writing to Learn: Insights from Teacher Candidates

Action in Teacher Education

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 61-69

  Gallavan, Nancy P ^a   Bowles, Freddie A ^b   Young, Christopher T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 77956696241     PISSN: 01626620     EISSN: 21586098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01626620.2007.10463449     Document Type: Article

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