Undergraduates' Changing Definitions of Social Justice

Authors

  • Elisabeth Kramer-Simpson New Mexico Tech

Keywords:

Pedagogy, social justice, electives, undergraduates

Abstract

Social justice has been well-defined in TPC literature, but this definition may be in competition with other popular media influence. This study examines six definitions of social justice and shows that students perceived small, feasible actions and the importance of context in social justice after a semester of class readings and activities.

 

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Author Biography

Elisabeth Kramer-Simpson, New Mexico Tech

Elisabeth Kramer-Simpson is an Associate Professor of Technical Communication at New Mexico Tech. She directs the Bachelor of Science in Technical Communication and the Master of Science in Public Engagement in Science, Design and Communication. She teaches courses in documentation, content strategy, grant writing and social justice. Elisabeth researches service learning in a variety of teaching contexts for undergraduate and graduate students. Elisabeth uses qualitative and ethnographic methods to investigate experiential learning in internships as well as examine pedagogy across institutions. Elisabeth has published articles in the Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, Programmatic Perspectives, Technical Communication and IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication.

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Published

2025-01-17

How to Cite

Kramer-Simpson, E. (2025). Undergraduates’ Changing Definitions of Social Justice. Programmatic Perspectives, 15(2). Retrieved from https://programmaticperspectives.cptsc.org/index.php/jpp/article/view/92

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2024): Programmatic Perspectives

Section

FOCUS

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