Publication Date
2020
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Valde, Kathleen S.
Degree Name
M.A. (Master of Arts)
Legacy Department
Department of Communication
Abstract
Graduate teaching assistants fulfill many different roles in their relationships with one another. As they develop these multi-role relationships, it is essential to understand the discourses surrounding these roles and the interplay of the discourses. Through the lens of relational dialectics theory 2.0, this study used semi-structured interviews to further the knowledge surrounding multi-role relationships and the discourses surrounding them. Results noted four discourses – coworker, classmate, friendship, and individualism – as well as interplay among the discourse through diachronic segmentation and synchronic interplay.
Recommended Citation
Weaver, Elizabeth Megan, "Discourses Surrounding Multi-Role Relationships Among Graduate Teaching assistants" (2020). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 7769.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/7769
Extent
78 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Rights Statement 2
NIU theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from Huskie Commons for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without the written permission of the authors.
Media Type
Text
