The pedagogical and persuasive effects of native american lesson stories, sufi wisdom tales, and african dilemma tales

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-71

  Sunwolf, S ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intercultural Communication; Learning; Narrative; Oral Tradition; Persuasion; Storytelling; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937183323     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/106461799246898     Document Type: Article

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