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Download full textMcDonald, James C. – 1990
The freshman research paper is the most institutionalized writing assignment in the academy, with the possible exception of the dissertation, and the research paper in general (of which the dissertation may be a species) is the most institutionalized genre of student writing, at least in the humanities. First, the research paper is the most…
Descriptors: College English, Critical Thinking, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
