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2018
Volume 74, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 0010-096X
  • E-ISSN: 1939-9006

Abstract

Based on a qualitative case study of students’ “theory of writing” essays, this study examines ways that first-year students’ community engagement experiences solidify and disrupt their writing knowledge, beliefs, and practices. Analysis of student writing demonstrates how different community-engaged writing projects inform first-year students’ writing theories and strategies.

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