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Keiser, Samuel E.; DeLuca, Emeric – 1981
Arguing that to consider only the writer's mental processes is an intellectualist view of the composing process that does not present a fully human way of knowing, this paper takes the position that the writer is more than a mind at work and that an account of the writer as knower must include a consideration of the interaction between mind and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Expressive Language, Language Usage, Learning Theories
West, Martha Meyer – 1985
Based on constructivist theory (emphasizing meaning generation rather than communication), the study described in this report clarifies and elaborates on the definition of the term "expressive writing." First, the paper offers a rationale for the study and a discussion of the research methodology, which combined analysis of texts and…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Expressive Language