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ERIC Number: EJ559382
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-096X
The Two-Year College as Democracy in Action.
Pickett, Nell Ann
College Composition and Communication, v49 n1 p90-98 Feb 1998
Describes how an assignment to teach technical writing at a community college shaped much of the author's professional life. Discusses the author's experiences in the late 1960s of preparing a text on technical writing for publication. Notes that community colleges are open door, accessible, affordable, and cost efficient. Suggests that community colleges are democracy in action. (RS)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Democracy, Publishing Industry, School Community Relationship, Teaching Experience, Technical Writing, Two Year Colleges, Writing for Publication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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