Mapping the research questions in technical communication

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-215

  Rude, Carolyn D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disciplinarity; Pedagogy; Practice; Research; Social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249222163     PISSN: 10506519     EISSN: 15524574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1050651908329562     Document Type: Article

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