Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Communication, Professional
Date of Award
12-2017
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Andrew Herrmann
Committee Members
Amber Kinser, Teresa Haynes
Abstract
The intent of this thesis was to test the feasibility of constructing performance-for-development narrative using a constructive logic approach. I created an equation which expressed the sum of non-human-elements as the sum of a narrative with each element serving as a variable. I used a review of persuasion literature to provide insight into the selection and manipulation of each variable. I provided my family as a hypothetical example and used my knowledge of their preferences and communication styles in conjunction with the literature and the equation to craft a narrative which might increase pro-school attitudes in other families like my own. I found that there exists a narrative comprised of only non-human elements that are likely to yield change in an audience given a specific situation, and that a constructive logic approach can be used to craft performance-for-development narrative.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Duggins, Angela, "Thinking Before You Act: A Constructive Logic Approach to Crafting Performance-for- Development Narrative" (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3342. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3342
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
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