Technical Communication Quarterly Jan 2016

Silent Partners: Developing a Critical Understanding of Community Partners in Technical Communication Service-Learning Pedagogies

Amy C. Kimme Hea University of Arizona ; Rachael Wendler Shah

Abstract

Although many technical communication teachers and programs integrate some form of service-learning pedagogy, there is a dearth of technical communication research on the silent partners of these projects: the community partners. Drawing upon research data from 14 former community partners of professional writing service-learning courses, the authors suggest that understanding community partners' own self-defined stakes in service-learning projects can challenge hyperpragmatist representations of community partners and aid us in the continued creation, management, and critical evaluation of service-learning pedagogies and curricula.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
2016-01-02
DOI
10.1080/10572252.2016.1113727
Open Access
Closed
Topics
service learning technical communication

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