Rhetoric Review Apr 2006

How Seriously Are We Taking Professionalization? A Report on Graduate Curricula in Rhetoric and Composition

Karen P. Peirce University of Arizona ; Theresa Jarnagin Enos

Abstract

This essay analyzes curricula and textbooks currently used in graduate programs in rhetoric and composition. Drawing on data from a web-based survey of 592 faculty in rhetoric and composition, we raise two main questions: How adequately are graduate students being prepared for their future professional lives, and should professionalization be a primary goal in graduate education?

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Rhetoric Review
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2006-04-01
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10.1207/s15327981rr2502_5
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