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Teaching Communication: Theory, Research, and Methods » Read Now
by Anita L. Vangelisti, John A. Daly, Gustav W. Friedrich. 570 pgs.

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...Teaching Communication: Theory, Research, and Methods...Vangelisti/ Daly/ Friedrich Teaching Communication: Theory, Research, and Methods...Erlbaum Associates, Publishers...
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Assessing Communication Education: A Handbook for Media, Speech, and Theatre Educators » Read Now
by William G. Christ. 403 pgs.

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...0-8058-1623-2 pbk. 1. Communication -- Study and teaching Higher -- Handbooks...ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNICATION EDUCATION Research...in learning and teaching when...
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An Implementation Model for a Communication across the Curriculum Program, in Business Communication Quarterly » Read Now
by Jackie L. Jankovich, Karen Sterkel Powell. 11 pgs.

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...presentation, and written communication skills by teaching the typical one-semester...Faculty should identify the communication skills that the students...experience and...
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Teaching Mass Communication: A Guide to Better Instruction » Read Now
by Michael D. Murray, Anthony J. Ferri. 272 pgs.

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This unique volume brings together original essays by well-known mass communication experts--master teachers--who provide practical information on teaching the communication and journalism courses in which they specialize. Its contributors include eminent specialists such as Maurine H. Beasley, who...
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This unique volume brings together original essays by well-known mass communication experts--master teachers--who provide practical information on teaching the communication and journalism courses in which they specialize. Its contributors include eminent specialists such as Maurine H. Beasley, who offers advice to teachers of media history; Dan Nimmo (political communication); Roy L. Moore (media law); Jay Black (media ethics); and John De Mott (media management). Chapter authors suggest course outlines, teaching strategies, and methods of testing, and provide reviews of current texts and supplementary materials such as films and other audio-visual aids.
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Handbook of Communication and Social Interaction Skills » Read Now
by John O. Greene, Brant R. Burleson. 1032 pgs.

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Providing a thorough review and synthesis of work on communication skills and skill enhancement, this Handbook serves as a comprehensive and contemporary survey of theory and research on social interaction skills. Editors John O. Greene and Brant R. Burleson have brought together preeminent...
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Providing a thorough review and synthesis of work on communication skills and skill enhancement, this Handbook serves as a comprehensive and contemporary survey of theory and research on social interaction skills. Editors John O. Greene and Brant R. Burleson have brought together preeminent researchers and writers to contribute to this volume, establishing a foundation on which future study and research will build. The Handbook chapters are organized into five major units: general theoretical and methodological issues (models of skill acquisition, methods of skill assessment); fundamental interaction skills (both transfunctional and transcontextual); function-focused skills (informing, persuading, supporting); skills used in management of diverse personal relationships (friendships, romances, marriages); and skills used in varied venues of public and professional life (managing leading, teaching). Distinctive features of this Handbook include: broad, comprehensive treatment of work on social interaction skills and skill acquisition; up-to-date reviews of research in each area; and emphasis on empirically supported strategies for developing and enhancing specific skills. Researchers in communication studies, psychology, family studies, business management, and related areas find this volume a comprehensive, authoritative source on communications skills and their enhancement, and it is essential reading for scholars and students across the spectrum of disciplines studying social interaction.
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Human Communication Theory and Research: Concepts, Contexts, and Challenges » Read Now
by Robert L. Heath, Jennings Bryant. 464 pgs.

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Human Communication Theory and Research introduces students to the growing body of theory and research in communication, demonstrating the integration between the communication efforts of interpersonal, organizational, and mediated settings. This second edition builds from the foundation of the...
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Human Communication Theory and Research introduces students to the growing body of theory and research in communication, demonstrating the integration between the communication efforts of interpersonal, organizational, and mediated settings. This second edition builds from the foundation of the original volume to demonstrate the rich array of theories, theoretical connections, and research findings that drive the communication discipline. Robert L. Heath and Jennings Bryant have added a chapter on new communication technologies and have increased depth throughout the volume, particularly in the areas of social meaning, critical theory and cultural studies, and organizational communication. The chapters herein are arranged to provide insight into the breadth of studies unique to communication, acknowledging along the way the contributions of researchers from psychology, political science, and sociology. Heath and Bryant chart developments and linkages within and between ways of looking at communication. The volume establishes an orientation for the social scientific study of communication, discussing principles of research, and outlining the requirements for the development and evaluation of theories. Appropriate for use in communication theory courses at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level, this text offers students insights to understanding the issues and possible answers to the question of what communication is in all forms and contexts.
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Interpersonal Communication: Evolving Interpersonal Relationships » Read Now
by Pamela J. Kalbfleisch. 328 pgs.

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Nonverbal Communication: Where Nature Meets Culture » Read Now
by Ullica Segerstrile, Peter Molnar. 324 pgs.

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The book presents a complex picture of human communicative ability as simultaneously biologically and socioculturally influenced, with some capacities apparently more biologically hard-wired than others: face recognition, imitation, emotional communication, and the capacity for language. It also...
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The book presents a complex picture of human communicative ability as simultaneously biologically and socioculturally influenced, with some capacities apparently more biologically hard-wired than others: face recognition, imitation, emotional communication, and the capacity for language. It also suggests that the dividing line between nonverbal and linguistic communication is becoming much less clearcut. The contributing authors are leading researchers in a variety of fields, writing here for a general audience. The book is divided into sections dealing with, respectively, human universals, evolutionary and developmental aspects of nonverbal behavior within a sociocultural context, and finally, the multifaceted relationships between nonverbal communication and culture.
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Group Communication in Context: Studies of Natural Groups » Read Now
by Lawrence R. Frey. 384 pgs.

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Applied Organizational Communication: Perspectives, Principles, and Pragmatics » Read Now
by Thomas E. Harris. 504 pgs.

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Encouraging Student Involvement: An Approach to Teaching Communication, in Communication Studies » Read Now
by Stephen K. Hunt. 4 pgs.

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Children's Speech: A Practical Introduction to Communication Development (1978) (Chap. Ten "Teaching Communication to Children") » Read Now
by Robert Hopper, Rita C. Naremore. 206 pgs.

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Reconstructing Communicating: Looking to a Future » Read Now
by Robyn Penman. 188 pgs.

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In this innovative and potentially controversial book, Penman examines the future of communication as a discipline. She foresees a time in which communicating is conceived as a social construction process, in the anticipation that this will allow a genuine practical response to contemporary social...
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In this innovative and potentially controversial book, Penman examines the future of communication as a discipline. She foresees a time in which communicating is conceived as a social construction process, in the anticipation that this will allow a genuine practical response to contemporary social problems. The book sets out a map toward accomplishing that future--laying the foundations for a different way of conceiving of communication, enabling direct action, rather than just theorizing about it. It begins with a history illustrating how the communication discipline has arrived to where it is today and then goes on to demonstrate Penman's conception of communication. Reconstructing Communicating is an exploration of what it means to inquire into communicating; to treat communicating as the essential problematic of concern; and to recognize that we construct our reality in our communicating. In undertaking this exploration, the author pursues a central theme of what constitutes good communicating and good communication research. Arguments throughout this book provide a radical departure from mainstream communication studies and especially from the rationalist's quest for truth and scientific knowledge. A way of acting in good faith is offered, both with the process of communicating and with the participants in it, that generates practical understandings for constructing new futures. Designed for communication scholars and graduate students primarily in organizational communication, public relations, and communication theory, this book will also interest those in management and business as it deals with practical communication issues.
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Leadership in Times of Change: A Handbook for Communication and Media Administrators (Chap. 2 "Communication Education" and Chap. 4 "International Communication Education") » Read Now
by William G. Christ. 432 pgs.

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