The Research Paper as an Act of Citizenship: Possibilities and Pragmatism

Authors

Tim Taylor, Eastern Illinois UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

September 2005

Abstract

By focusing on local problems or issues, student writers can craft research essays that exemplify civic engagement, a practice that reaffirms composition’s tacit tradition from classical rhetoric and the educational philosophy of John Dewey.

Recommended Citation

Taylor, Tim, "The Research Paper as an Act of Citizenship: Possibilities and Pragmatism" (2005). Faculty Research & Creative Activity. 31.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/eng_fac/31