Technical Communication Quarterly Jan 2021

Student Recruitment in Technical and Professional Communication Programs

Felicia Chong Oakland University ; Aimee Kendall Roundtree

Abstract

ABSTRACT Recruitment advertisements published in technical and professional communication (TPC) conference programs and proceedings offer a snapshot of the messages that these programs use to market themselves and distinguish their value in the marketplace of graduate programs. Using an exploratory mixed methods approach informed by Bakhtin's theory of addressivity, we developed a two-phase study to assess recruitment advertisements from three perspectives: from the advertisement content itself, from the students being recruited, and from the TPC program coordinators or directors. Recommendations for improving TPC advertising and promotion are given.

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Technical Communication Quarterly
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2021-01-02
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10.1080/10572252.2020.1774660
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