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Diversity And Inclusion In Technical And Professional Communication Academic Programs, Chris Dayley
Diversity And Inclusion In Technical And Professional Communication Academic Programs, Chris Dayley
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
With the recent social justice turn in technical and professional communication (TPC) scholarship, researchers have begun to focus their attention on issues of diversity and inclusion. Increasing diversity and inclusion in the field of technical and professional communication starts with TPC academic programs. This dissertation reports the results of qualitative interviews conducted with five undergraduate students, six graduate students, and five pre-tenure faculty who study TPC and identify as persons of color as well as six influencers identified by research participants. Interview participants discuss reasons why they chose TPC as a major, obstacles to discovering TPC academic programs, the importance …