Community Service Learning Increases Communication Skills Across the Business Curriculum

Business Communication Quarterly

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 88-99

  Tucker, Mary L ^a   Mccarthy, Anne M ^a   Hoxmeier, John A ^a   Lenk, Margarita M ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

communication across the curriculum; Community service; experiential learning; project based assignments; volunteerism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996254084     PISSN: 10805699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/108056999806100211     Document Type: Article

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