Learning to Listen: Teaching an Active Listening Strategy to Preservice Education Professionals

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 223-231

  McNaughton, David ^a   Hamlin, Dawn ^a   McCarthy, John ^b   Head Reeves, Darlene ^c   Schreiner, Mary ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

active listening; parent teacher communication; preservice education professionals

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149136855     PISSN: 02711214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0271121407311241     Document Type: Article

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