A Rhetorical Analysis of Intermediary Organization Documents on College Completion Policy

Autor/inn/en	Hammond, Lindsey; Adams, Philip; Rubin, Paul G.; Ness, Erik C.
Titel	A Rhetorical Analysis of Intermediary Organization Documents on College Completion Policy
Quelle	In: Educational Policy, 36 (2022) 2, S.377-406 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hammond, Lindsey) ORCID (Rubin, Paul G.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-9048
DOI	10.1177/0895904819888231
Schlagwörter	Educational Policy; Educational Attainment; Higher Education; Policy Analysis; Discourse Analysis; Language Usage; Figurative Language; Advocacy; Researchers; Evidence; Layout (Publications); Information Sources; Policy Formation; Communication Strategies; Case Studies; Graduation Rate; Consortia; Role; National Organizations; Persuasive Discourse; Tennessee; Georgia; North Carolina; South Carolina; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Politikfeldanalyse; Diskursanalyse; Sprachgebrauch; Sozialanwaltschaft; Researcher; Forscher; Evidenz; Textgestaltung; Information source; Informationsquelle; Politische Betätigung; Kommunikationsstrategie; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Vereinigung; Rollen; Persuasion; Persuasive Kommunikation
Abstract	Intermediary organizations play an increasingly important role in public policy related to higher education, particularly related to the completion agenda. This study addresses strategies employed by intermediary organizations to communicate to policymakers regarding college completion. Using rhetorical analysis, we examine 72 documents to deconstruct their arguments. Findings show that intermediaries employ the rhetorical elements of ethos, pathos, delivery, and idiom to present information and advocate preferred policy solutions. Importantly, organizations communicate messages differently based on their orientation toward the researcher or policymaker communities. Intermediary organizations aligned more closely with researchers rely more on empirical evidence and neutral tones, whereas organizations aligned more closely with policymakers utilize more idiomatic language, visually engaging document design, and nonempirical sources of evidence. Rhetorical analysis can enable researchers, intermediaries, and policymakers all to work more clearly and carefully in the higher education policy arena and, in so doing, strengthen the bridge between the two communities. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01