Summary of a literature review of qualitative research in technical communication from 2003 to 2007

Abstract

This paper presents a summary of the findings from our literature review of qualitative research in technical communication from 2003 to 2007 of the five peer-reviewed technical communication journals. We provide examples of qualitative research from the articles we reviewed, and conclude with a snapshot of the state of qualitative research in this period. Further, we examine the types of qualitative research topics being presented and the most common qualitative research methods.