Translating scholarship into practice: Communication studies reflecting the value of theory-based research to everyday life

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 92-106

  Cragan, John F ^b   Shields, Donald C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033464697     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909889909365528     Document Type: Article

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