Practical theory in applied communication scholarship

Routledge Handbook of Applied Communication Research

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 55-78

  Barge, J Kevin ^a   Craig, Robert T ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 85048049369     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203871645-11     Document Type: Chapter

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