"Welfare-to-work": An analysis of the communication competencies taught in a job training program serving an urban poverty area

Communication Education

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-33

  Waldron, Vincent R ^a,b   Lavitt, Melissa ^b,c   McConnauehy, Margaret ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication competence; Communication skill; Job training; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035582774     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520109379229     Document Type: Article

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