Communication in Creative Collaborations: The Challenges of Uncertainty and Desire Related to Task, Identity, and Relational Goals

Communication Education

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 210-232

  Jordan, Michelle E ^a   Babrow, Austin S ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstorming; Collaborative Problem Solving; Creativity; Elementary Education; Engineering Education; Identity and Relationship; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875958561     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: 14795795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634523.2013.769612     Document Type: Article

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