Research Article
Writing Workshop as Carnival: Reflections on an Alternative Learning Environment
Timothy Lensmire
Harvard Educational Review December 1994, 64 (4) 371-392; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17763/haer.64.4.u1q517012jt516t6
Timothy Lensmire
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Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

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