Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Jan 1985

Changing the Technical Writing Paradigm

William E. McCarron United States Air Force Academy

Abstract

Although teachers of technical writing have long considered themselves as the vanguard, they too have shown considerable resistance to change, despite recent theoretical advances in composition theory. This author proposes that the technical writing community review its traditional views and attitudes toward the teaching of writing to incorporate insight derived from cross-disciplinary research.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
1985-01-01
DOI
10.2190/dlrk-hc1t-jn3g-kqpl
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composition theory teacher development technical communication
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Cited by in this index (4)

  1. Axelrod (2025)
    Improving Proposal Writing by Looking to Information Operations
    Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
  2. Kitalong (2000)
    “You Will”: Technology, Magic, and the Cultural Contexts of Technical Communication
    Journal of Business and Technical Communication
  3. BLYLER (1993)
    Theory and Curriculum: Reexamining the Curricular Separation of Business and Te…
    Journal of Business and Technical Communication
  4. Allen (1992)
    Bridge over troubled waters? Connecting research and pedagogy in composition an…
    Technical Communication Quarterly

References (5)

  1. McCarron W. E. (1984)
    Courses for Change in Writing
  2. McCarron W. E. (1984)
    Proceedings: Psychology in the Department of Defense
  3. McCarron W. E., Write As You Fly … Professionally, USAF Fighter Weapons Review, pp. 17–21, Spring 1983.
  4. McCarron W. E. (1981)
    Courses, Components, and Exercises in Technical Communication
  5. McCarron W. E. (1981)
    The Technical Writing Teacher
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