Technical Communication Quarterly Jun 1993

The social perspective and pedagogy in technical communication

Charlotte Thralls Iowa State University ; Nancy Roundy Blyler Iowa State University

Abstract

As teachers integrate social theory into the technical communication classroom, it is clear that they interpret the connection between writing and culture in different ways. The result is a range of socially based pedagogies rather than a single paradigm for writing instruction. This essay describes four of these social pedagogies—the social constructionist, the ideologic, the social cognitive, and the paralogic hermeneutic—distinguishing them by their pedagogic aims and classroom practices. The essay closes by discussing the implications of the differences among socially based pedagogies for both _ teachers and programs in technical communication.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
1993-06-01
DOI
10.1080/10572259309364540
Open Access
Closed
Topics
technical communication

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