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Download full textChiseri-Strater, Elizabeth – 1986
Different writing voices are linked to early adult developmental issues that are gender-related. Research by Donald Graves has shown that gender affects topic choice in girls' and boys' writing as early as age seven. Adult developmental theories provide frames for looking at the growth potential of writers and locating gender-related issues. The…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Cognitive Development, College Students, Developmental Psychology
