Adult Developmental Writers and the Material Conditions for Composing.

Aronson, Anne

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ERIC Number: EJ565529

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Publication Date: 1998

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Adult Developmental Writers and the Material Conditions for Composing.

Aronson, Anne

Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, v14 n2 p5-13 Spr 1998

Discusses barriers adult developmental-writing students face due to family, community, and work responsibilities. Explains how non-writing commitments affect the writing process, particularly by placing time constraints on students. Offers instructors classroom activities to help students contextualize their writing situations and to learn methods of managing their time. (18 citations) (VWC)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Nontraditional Students, Time Factors (Learning), Time Management, Two Year Colleges, Writing Difficulties, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Tests/Questionnaires

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Language: English

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