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Peer reviewedBrand, Alice Glarden – Journal of Education, 1980
Discusses the historical pedagogical controversy between advocates of the personal, expressive functions of school-based creative writing and defenders of its utilitarian functions. Concludes that the merits of creative written expression must be defended during the current "back to basics" movement because of its therapeutic, functional, and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Creative Writing, Educational Benefits, Educational History
