From bureaucratic language to instructional texts: How to design an effective problem-solving tool for citizens

Steehouder, Michaël F.; Jansen, Carel

doi:10.1075/idj.5.2.03ste

Article published In: Information Design Journal
Vol. 5:2 (1987) ► pp.129–139

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From bureaucratic language to instructional texts

How to design an effective problem-solving tool for citizens

Michaël F. Steehouder | University of Twente

Carel Jansen | University of Twente

Published online: 1 January 1987

https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.5.2.03ste

This paper proposes that bureaucratic texts (texts which explain government schemes and regulations) should benefit from principles developed for instructional text. Some principles f or instructional bureaucratic texts are proposed, and a design procedure is suggested that aims to determine the most efficient ordering of information.

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