Frameworks for the Study of Writing:
Frameworks for the Study of Writing Writing in the Workplace The social context What does it mean to think of organizations “as systems of knowledge and patterns of symbolic discourse” (260)? What does it mean to be part of the team? To what extent is an organization a text?
Empiricism Is Not a Four-Letter Word:
Empiricism Is Not a Four-Letter Word What might have prompted Davida Charney to write this article? Why does science strive for objectivity? What does Charney see as the basis for criticism of science? Does popularization of science in the press help or harm it? How might an objective approach further humanize a study?
On Theory, Practice, & Method:
On Theory, Practice, & Method What sort of research design do Patricia Sullivan and James Porter advocate? Do S ullivan and Porter argue for privileging theory or practice in workplace studies? How do different methodologies gain power for generating knowledge? What do Sullivan and Porter see as problematic about relying upon only a survey as a basis for conclusions, for example?
The Social Perspective & Professional Communication :
The Social Perspective & Professional Communication How do Charlotte Thralls and Nancy Roundy Blyler structure this article? What is the ideologic approach? What is the paralogic hermeneutic approach? Why is it useful to ask questions that the ideologic and the paralogic hermeneutic pose?