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Peer reviewedGreen, David W. – Written Communication, 1986
Outlines two hypotheses about the reasons for obscurity in expository writing and notes that neither accounts for the general results of an exploratory study of the writing of postgraduates nor for the individual cases presented. Argues that a crucial factor is a person's implicit model of expository writing. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Expository Writing, Higher Education, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedHerndl, Carl G.; Nahrwold, Cynthia A. – Written Communication, 2000
Claims that regardless of the dilemmas qualitative researchers face given the implications of postmodern critique, qualitative research elicits an understanding of communication practices in ways that other kinds of research cannot. Proposes a model of research practices to help researchers understand qualitative research as a social activity and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication Research, Higher Education, Language Research
