Writing groups, pedagogy, theory and practice: An introduction

Writing Groups for Doctoral Education and Beyond: Innovations in Practice and Theory

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 3-17

  Aitchison, Claire ^a   Guerin, Cally ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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