This article develops a pedagogical approach to increase students' ability to locate and (re-)create publics for the issues about which they care most. By drawing Rhetorical Genre Studies into public sphere theories, this approach blurs the boundaries between widely-dispersed genres (those with large readerships across communities) and…

A comparison of beginning and ending scores showed an intensification of graduate social work students' commitment to social change and behavioral science orientation for the whole class. Casework majors were the least committed and community organization students the most committed to social change orientation. (JT)