Perspectives on Instructional Communication's Historical Path to the Future

Communication Education

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 308-328

  Preiss, Raymond W ^a   Wheeless, Lawrence R ^b  

^a VITERBO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

History; Instructional Communication; NCA Centennial Year; Speech Communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926167640     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: 14795795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634523.2014.910605     Document Type: Article

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