Technical Communication Quarterly Jan 2015

Contemporary Research Methodologies in Technical Communication

Brian McNely ; Clay Spinuzzi The University of Texas at Austin ; Christa Teston The Ohio State University

Abstract

At the time of publication B. McNely was at The University of Kentucky, C. Spinuzzi was at The University of Texas at Austin, and C. Teston was at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

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Technical Communication Quarterly
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2015-01-02
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10.1080/10572252.2015.975958
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