Suggested Readings on Quantitative Methodologies
in Composition Research

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Arrington, Phillip. "The Agon Over What 'Composition Research' Means." Journal of Advanced Composition 11.2, 1991: 377-393.

Bainbridge, L. "Verbal Protocol Analysis." In Wilson, J.R. and Corlett, E.N. (Eds.) Evaluation of Human Work: A Practical Ergonomics Methodology. London: Taylor and Francis, 1990.

Barnett, Arnold. "How Numbers Can Trick You." Technology Review 97.7, 1994: 38-45.

Bassett, John E. "Confronting Change: English as a Social Science?" College English 57.3, 1995:319-333.

Battle, Mary Vroman and Ernest A Rakow.. "Zen and the Art of Reporting Differences in Data that Are Not Statistically Significant." IEEE Transactions on Professional Publication 36.2, 1993: 75-80.

Berkenkotter, Carol.. "The Legacy of Positivism in Empirical Composition Research." Journal of Advanced Composition 9. 1 & 2, 1989: 69-82.

Blyler, Nancy Roundy. "Research as Ideology in Professional Communication." Technical Communication Quarterly 4.3, 1995: 285-313.

Branscomb, H. Eric. "Shadows of Doubt: Writing Research and the New Epistemologies." College English 57.4, 1995: 469-480.

Bridwell-Bowles, Lillian. "Research in Composition: Issues and Methods" in An Introduction to Composition Studies. Erika Lindemann and Gary Tate, eds. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991: 94-117.

Burnham, Christopher C. "Research Methods in Composition" in Research in Rhetoric and Composition. Michael G. Moran and Ronald F. Lunsford, eds. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. 1984: 191-210.

Carliner, Saul. "A Call to Research." Technical Communication 41.4, 1994: 615-619.

Carlton, Susan Brown. "Composition as a Postdisciplinary Formation." Rhetoric Review 14.1, 1995: 78-87.

Charney, Davida. "Empiricism is Not a Four-letter Word." College Composition and Communication 47, 1996: 567-93.

Connors, Robert J. "Composition Studies and Science." College English 45.1, 1983: 1-20.

Debs, Mary Beth. "Considering Research Methods from Writing-Related Fields" in Writing in the Workplace: New Research Perspectives. Rachel Spilka, ed. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1993: 238-252.

Dillon, J. T. "The Classification of Research Questions." Review of Educational Research 54.3, 1984: 327-361.

Edwards, J. A. and Lampert, M. D. Talking Data: Transcription and Coding in Discourse Research. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum,1993.

Flynn, Elizabeth A. "Feminism and Scientism." College Composition and Communication 46.3, 1995: 353-368.

Gere, Anne Ruggles. "Empirical Research in Composition" in Perspectives on Research and Scholarship in Composition. Ben W. McClelland and Timothy R & D. Donovan, eds. New York: Modern Language Association, 1985: 110-124.

Kirsch, Gesa, and Patricia A. Sullivan. Methods and Methodology in Composition Research. Carbondale: SIU Press, 1992.

Knorr-Cetina, Karen D. "Social and Scientific Method or What Do We Make of the Distinction Between the Natural and the Social Sciences?" Philosophy of Social Science 11, 1981: 335-359.

Lauer, Janice M. and Sullivan, Patricia. "Validity and Reliability as Social Constructions" in Professional Communication: The Social Perspective. Nancy Roundy Blyler and Charlotte Thralls, eds. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1993: 163-176.

MacNealey, Mary Sue. "Moving Toward Maturity: Research in Technical Communication." IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 33.4, 1990: 197-190.

MacNealy, M.S. (1999). Strategies for Empirical Research in Writing. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, pp. 123-147.

Mosenthal, P, Tamor, L. and Walmsely, S.A. (Eds.) Research on Writing: Principles and Methods. New York: Longman, 1983.

Odell, L., Goswami. D. and Herrington, A. "The Discourse-Based Interview: A Procedure for Exploring the Tacit Knowledge of Writers in Nonacademic Settings." In Mosenthal, P, Tamor, L. and Walmsely, S.A. (Eds.) Research on Writing: Principles and
Methods.
New York: Longman, 1983.

Pinelli, Thomas E. and Barclay, Rebecca O. "Research in Technical Communication: Perspectives and Thoughts on the Process." Technical Communication 39.4, 1992: 526-532.

Porter, L. R. and Coggin, W. (1995). Research Strategies in Technical Communication. New York: Wiley.

Shumway, David.. Science, Theory, and the Politics of Empirical Studies in the English Department. In Writing Theory and Critical Theory. Eds. John Clifford and John Shilb. NY: MLA, 1994, 148-158.

Sullivan, Patricia and Porter, James. "On Theory, Practice, and Method: Toward a Heuristic Research Methodology for Professional Writing," in Writing in the Workplace: New Research Perspectives. Rachel Spilka, ed. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1993: 220-237.

Sullivan, Patricia and Porter, James. "Remapping Curricular Geography: Professional Writing in/and English." Journal of Business and Technical Communication 7.4: 1993: 389-422.

Voss, Ralph. "Composition and the Empirical Imperative." Journal of Advanced Composition 4, 1983: 5-12.

Watt, J.H. and van den Berg, S.A. Research Methods for Communication Science. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 1995: 372-377.

Zimmerman, D. E. and Muraski, M. E. The Elements of Information Gathering: A Guide for Technical Communicators, Scientists, and Engineers. Phoenix: Oryx, 1995.