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ERIC Number: EJ315123
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Why an English Department Should Join with Industry in Planning a Professional Writing Program.
Couture, Barbara
Technical Writing Teacher, v11 n3 p167-74 Spr 1984
At Wayne State University, a two-year research and curriculum effort, the Professional Writing Project (PWP), showed that English departments can better prepare students to write effectively for the workplace and increase writing faculty's research and teaching capabilities through collaborating with industry to plan a professional writing program. (EL)
Descriptors: Business Education, College Faculty, Curriculum Development, English Departments, Higher Education, Job Skills, Program Content, School Business Relationship, Technical Writing, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Writing Programs