College Composition and Communication Jun 2008

The Ethics of Digital Writing Research: A Rhetorical Approach

Heidi McKee ; James E. Porter

Abstract

The study of writers and writing in digital environments raises distinct and complex ethical issues for researchers. Rhetoric theory and casuistic ethics, working in tandem, provide a theoretical framework for addressing such issues. A casuistic heuristic grounded in rhetorical principles can help digital writing researchers critically interrogate their research designs, carefully examine their relationships with research participants, and make sound ethical judgments.

Journal
College Composition and Communication
Published
2008-06-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc20086675
Open Access
Closed
Topics
digital rhetoric multimodality

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