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ERIC Number: EJ502853
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0889-6143
Early Writing Centers: Toward a History.
Carino, Peter
Writing Center Journal, v15 n2 p103-15 Spr 1995
Traces the origins and development of writing centers. States that a reasonably solid history can be seen beginning in the early 1970s and earlier. Provides a definition of the features found in writing labs. Describes a program founded in World War II designed by the Armed Forces to teach officers two years of English in two semesters. (PA)
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Skills, Educational History, Higher Education, Tutors, Writing Instruction, Writing Laboratories, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Historical Background