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Peer reviewedDombrowski, Paul M. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1994
Studies the philosophy of Paul Feyerabend with regard to the analysis of raw data and the role of prior adherence to theory in such analyses. Uses Feyerabend's philosophy to analyze the space shuttle Challenger disaster in terms of social constructionism. (HB)
Descriptors: Epistemology, Higher Education, Reader Response, Research Reports
Peer reviewedWenger, Michael J.; Spyridakis, Jan H. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1993
Studies empirically the effects on reader performance of reduced text structure in technical writing texts. Reveals that removal of cues to local coherence produced reliable decrements in reader performance. Discusses results with regard to questions of information design. (HB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reader Response, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research
