Handbook of instructional communication : rhetorical and relational perspectives

Written to address the contemporary challenges facing teachers and trainers in traditional and non-traditional settings, this text offers a comprehensive collection of research focusing on the role and effects of communication in instructional environments.

With accessible research for students, teachers, and educational leaders, the Handbook of Instructional Communicationenhances an individual's ability to understand instructional communication research, plan and conduct instructional communication research, practice effective instructional communication, and consult with other teachers and trainers about their use of instructional communication.

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Timothy P. Mottet, Texas State University - San Marcos
Virginia P. Richmond, West Virginia University
James C. McCroskey, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Preface

I Foundations

1 Foundations of Instructional CommunicationTimothy P. Mottet and Steven A. Beebe

2 Instructional Communication: The Historical PerspectiveJames C. McCroskey and Linda L. McCroskey

II Rhetorical Perspectives

3 Understanding the Audience, Student Communication TraitsJames C. McCroskey and Virginia P. Richmond

4 Understanding the Source: Teacher Credibility and Aggressive Communication TraitsScott A. Myers and Matthew M. Martin

5 Instructional Message VariablesJoseph L. Chesebro Melissa Bekelja Wanzer

6 Teachersrsquo; Influence MessagesK. David Roach and Virginia P. Richmond and Timothy P. Mottet

III Relational Perspectives

7 Studentsrsquo; Influence MessagesTimothy P. Mottet and Steven A. Beebe and Cathy Fleuriet

8 Teacher Immediacy and the Teacher-Student RelationshipVirginia P. Richmond and Derek R. Lane and James C. McCroskey

9 Teacher and Student Affinity-Seeking in the Classroom. Ann Bainbridge Frymier Melissa Bekelja Wanzer

10 College Teacher MisbehaviorsMary B. McPherson and Patricia Kearney and Timothy G. Plax

11 Student Resistance. Patricia KearneyTimothy G. Plax and Mary B. McPherson

IV Research, Theory, and Assessment

12 Conducting Instructional Communication ResearchJames C. McCroskey and Linda L. McCroskey

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