Technical Communication Quarterly Apr 2021

The Transformative Paradigm: Equipping Technical Communication Researchers for Socially Just Work

Johanna L. Phelps Washington State University Vancouver

Abstract

This article provides an overview of robust social justice work already done in technical and professional communication (TPC) to introduce the transformative paradigm, an action research framework articulated by Donna Mertens. Research articles in TPC offer examples of the axiological, ontological, epistemological, and methodological tenets of the transformative paradigm. Together with a measured discussion of the paradigm, this Methodologies and Approaches article responds to calls in TPC scholarship to articulate and practice methodologies resonant with the social justice turn.

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Technical Communication Quarterly
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2021-04-03
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10.1080/10572252.2020.1803412
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