The syllabus as a communication document: Constructing and presenting the syllabus

Communication Education

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-71

  Thompson, Blair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication strategies; Competing tensions; Critical reflection; Power; Syllabus

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845748739     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: 14795795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520601011575     Document Type: Article

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