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Institutionalizing literacy : the historical role of college entrance examinations in English /

In this book, Mary Trachsel discusses how college entrance examinations have served as an instrument for the academic institutionalization of literacy. By considering the interaction of educational, political, institutional, technological, regional, and economic forces at work in the academy's...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Trachsel, Mary, 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale, Ill. : Southern Illinois University Press, ©1992.
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