Professionalization of Technical Communication: Zeitgeist for Our Age Introduction to This Special Issue (Part 2)

摘要

Purpose: To trace the contemporary currents of professionalization for technical communication and their impact on us. Methods: Analysis of literature, including social media, and conversations with our thought leaders. Results: A third aspect of establishing professional identity is described: emerging technological, sociocultural, and political currents. The ideological and economic processes were addressed in Technical Communication 58, 2011. Conclusions: Technical communicators are emerging as active players in today's dynamic enterprise with integrated skill sets to navigate rapidly changing work structures. Roadblocks are still present.