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National Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy Technical Report     September 1987

TR 07. A Sisyphean Task: Historical Perspectives on the Relationship Between Writing and Reading Ins

By Geraldine Joncich Clifford

Summary: Using perspectives drawn from American educational and social history, Clifford identifies five historical forces and probes their interacting influence on English education: the democratization of schooling, the professionalization of educators, technological change, the functionalist or pragmatic character of American culture, and liberationist ideologies. September, 1987; 47 pages.

TR 7. A Sisyphean Task: Historical Perspectives on the Relationship Between Writing and Reading Instruction
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