IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Jan 2001

Collaboration in technical communication: a qualitative content analysis of journal articles, 1990-1999

I. Thompson

Abstract

In this qualitative content analysis, I examined 55 articles with keywords relating to collaboration published in the 1990-1999 issues of five major technical communication journals. I considered the frequency, types of research, and themes in the 55-article collection. My analysis reveals differences in the authors' discussions of collaboration depending on whether the collaboration occurred in the classroom or the workplace. I also found that most of the 55 articles were more concerned with collaborative practice than with theoretical discussions of collaboration. Suggestions for future research include investigating how experienced workplace collaborators and experienced teachers of collaborative skills in technical communication courses solve the nonroutine problems that occur when practice becomes difficult. From these investigations, researchers might determine what constitutes expertise in collaboration.

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IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
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2001-01-01
DOI
10.1109/47.946462
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collaborative writing technical communication
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