'I thought it would be more glamorous': Preconceptions and misconceptions among students in the public relations principles course

Public Relations Review

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 199-214

  Bowen, Shannon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 0038182572     PISSN: 03638111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0363-8111(03)00012-2     Document Type: Article

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