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Peer reviewedSelzer, Jack – College Composition and Communication, 1983
Analyzes the writing processes of a businessman-engineer and discovers that not all of the generalizations about composing are borne out in the way the subject writes. (FL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Engineers, Research Methodology
Download full textBeaufort, Anne – 1996
During a year-long ethnography in a workplace setting (a non-profit job and literacy training agency), a study examined how managers learned new genres required in their jobs. There were 2 research questions: (1) what are the specific aspects of a genre to be mastered for effective written communication? and (2) what is the developmental process…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Ethnography, Higher Education
