A meta-analysis of the impact of forensics and communication education on critical thinking

Communication Education

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-30

  Allen, Mike ^a   Berkowitz, Sandra ^b   Hunt, Steve ^c   Louden, Allan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication education; Critical thinking; Forensics; Individual events; Meta analysis; Mock trial; Public speaking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033483536     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634529909379149     Document Type: Article

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