Blog Post #4: Plans for Revision

 I like the word "revision." It reminds me of re-visiting, or re-envisioning-- a chance for change. With this idea in mind, I want to re-visit my literature review, but when I do, will see it in a different light. One of the comments that I received from Dr. Bacabac related to the fact that my topic for the literature review (Non-Traditional Students and the Challenges They Face) did not have an element that pertained to our graduate program in the TWDR. She suggested looking through some of the readings that Dr. McMurrin gave us in her Critical Theory class, and to apply it to my Literature Review.

The concept I want to focus on is Aristotle's principles of rhetoric: pathos, ethos, logos, and kairos, and how they relate to the way that institutions handle non-traditional students. I want to answer questions such as, "Do universities employ these tactics in an effort to attract a population of non-traditional students, or do they fall short with the lack of effort?" 

Aside from integrating rhetorical elements into my literature review, I would like to flesh out my research method to include a rhetorical analysis. Previous to doing our peer reviews, it didn't cross my mind that rhetorical analysis could be one of the research methods, since it has been a month or so since we discussed the prose side of research methods. With adding this method to my proposal paper, I will need to change some of the elements of my rough draft/outline, as well as integrate some more sources into my references. My references have been corrected, but I still need to double check them and hope I didn't forget anything this time.

It is interesting to think about how all of our studies within the TWDR program intertwine in one respect or another. There have been countless instances where something I learned in one course could be applied to another. 

Comments

  1. Mary MOctober 28, 2022 at 1:07 PM

    I love your topic of research. So much so that I once did a survey of non-traditional students at UT (then DSU) to find out their interest in having events and/or spaces dedicated to them on Campus. I asked them questions like: As a non-traditional student, do you wish there were university events geared more towards students your age? I will email you a copy of the questions I asked and the answer choices I gave them. More than half of the respondents were interested in there being more family events on campus since they were mostly parents. The questions and breakdown of answers I will send you don't have any student names, so there won't be a FERPA violation. If you are wondering how I got their names, I contacted someone on campus that the advising office sent me to. I don't remember who it was, but I can find his name again if you need me to.

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    1. AdellKirkmanNovember 2, 2022 at 6:05 PM

      Thank you, Mary! I appreciate you sending me these results!

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