The interference narrative and the real value of student work
Brittenham R.
2017
College Composition and Communication
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This project explores the dynamic impact of student employment on classroom discourse and on students’ long-term academic and professional success. Using student surveys, institutional data, and scholarly research, I demonstrate that students’ everyday workplace experiences play an integral (and potentially integrated) role in their liberal arts education and in their ability to negotiate future workplace literacies. © 2017 by the National Councl of Teachers of English. All rights reserved.
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