Better science through rhetoric: A new model and pilot program for training graduate student science writers

Caroline Gottschalk Druschke ; Nedra Reynolds The King's College ; Jenna Morton-Aiken ; Ingrid E. Lofgren University of Rhode Island ; Nancy E. Karraker University of Rhode Island ; Scott R. McWilliams Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

Abstract

Graduate programs in the sciences offer minimal support for writing, yet there is an increasing need for scientists to engage with the public and policy makers. To address this need, the authors describe an innovative, cross-disciplinary, National Science Foundation (NSF)–funded training program in rhetoric and writing for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) graduate students and faculty at the University of Rhode Island. The program offers a theory-driven, flexible, scalable model that could be adopted in a variety of institutional contexts.

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Technical Communication Quarterly
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2018-04-03
DOI
10.1080/10572252.2018.1425735
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