Journal of Business and Technical Communication Jan 2022

Curricular Efforts in Technical Communication After the Social Justice Turn

Godwin Y. Agboka University of Houston - Downtown ; Isidore K. Dorpenyo

Abstract

The social justice turn in technical and professional communication (TPC) has inspired a substantial body of progressive scholarship and discussion. But it is not clear how these scholarly efforts have shaped (or are shaping) programmatic and curricular efforts. This article reports the findings of a survey of TPC instructors and an analysis of 231 TPC programs to examine their curricular efforts toward social justice. Drawing from the mixed findings, the authors argue that vigorous curricular efforts in social justice enable TPC to fully and practically demonstrate the core mandate of our discipline.

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Journal of Business and Technical Communication
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2022-01-01
DOI
10.1177/10506519211044195
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