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Henson, Leigh; Sutliff, Kristene – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1998
States that service learning educates students to volunteer their expertise for the benefit of society. Suggests that teachers of business and technical writing can apply this pedagogy by assigning students to write for nonprofits. Describes service learning's origins; proposes a rationale for it; explains sequential projects and teaching methods…
Descriptors: Business Correspondence, Collaborative Writing, Higher Education, Nonprofit Organizations