The Importance of Harmony: An Ecological Metaphor for Writing Research
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2008-12
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Fleckenstein, Kristie S.
Spinuzzi, Clay
Rebeccca, Rickly J.
Papper, Carole Clark
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College Composition and Communication
Abstract
This essay argues for the value of an ecological metaphor in conceptualizing, designing, and enacting research in writing studies. Such a metaphor conceives of activities, actors, situations, and phenomena as interdependent, diverse, and fused through feedback. This ecological orientation invites composition scholars to research rhetorically: to devise and argue for a systematic account of reality in ways that others find persuasive, useful, and widely applicable while remaining sensitive to the incompleteness and distortions of a single account.
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K.S. Fleckenstein was at Florida State University, C. Spinuzzi was at the University of Texas at Austin, R.J. Rickly was at Texas Tech University, and C. Clark was at Hofstra University.
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Fleckenstein, Kristie S; Spinuzzi, Clay; Rickly, Rebecca J; Papper, Carole Clark: "The Importance of Harmony: An Ecological Metaphor for Writing Research" College Composition and Communication (60:2) Dec 2008, 388-419.