Article
Research in Cooperatives: Developing a Politically Conscious Research Methodology (Pre-print)
Technical Communication Quarterly
(2019)
Abstract
Cooperatives are distinct from conventional businesses and the technical documents they produce challenges assumptions about documentation practices. To better understand these differences, technical communicators may need a set of tools well-suited to mission-driven, for-profit businesses. In this process-focused article, I draw on action research methodology to take first steps toward articulating the similarities and differences in research between a conventional organization and a cooperative. I demonstrate this framework by using two recent case studies.
Keywords
- cooperatives,
- action research,
- social justice,
- technical communication
Disciplines
Publication Date
2019
Citation Information
Avery C. Edenfield. "Research in Cooperatives: Developing a Politically Conscious Research Methodology (Pre-print)" Technical Communication Quarterly (2019) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/avery-edenfield/17/