Technical Communication Quarterly Oct 2002

Research and Consulting in Technical Communication

Jacqueline S. Palmer ; M. Jimmie Killingsworth

Abstract

Abstract Beginning with the premise that consultants occupy a strategic position for observing how research results are generated, applied, modified, or ignored in technical communication practice, this article reports on a project using interviews with seven successful consultants to gather insights into the creation and circulation of new knowledge in our field. The interviews revealed a surprising degree of uncertainty about the state of research in technical communication and the relationship of formal research to workplace experience.

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Technical Communication Quarterly
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2002-10-01
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10.1207/s15427625tcq1104_2
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