Writing in the Real World: Making the Transition from School to WorkHow can we prepare the work-force of tomorrow for the increasing writing demands of the Information Age? Anne Beaufort provides a multidimensional response to this critical question. Offering a vital view of the developmental process entailed in attaining writing fluency in school and beyond, and the conditions that contribute to acquiring such expertise, Beaufort illuminates what it takes to foster the versatility writers must possess in the workplace of the twenty-first century. |
Contents
The Cultural Social and Physical | 13 |
Converging | 30 |
Socializing Writers into the Community | 62 |
The Convergence of Knowledge | 103 |
13 | 116 |
21 | 126 |
Antecedents to Workplace Writing | 138 |
From Classroom to Boardroom | 171 |
3522 | 190 |
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Writing in the Real World: Making the Transition from School to Work Anne Beaufort No preview available - 1999 |
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References to this book
Handbook of Writing Research Charles A. MacArthur,Steve Graham,Jill Fitzgerald No preview available - 2006 |