Communication centers and oral communication programs in higher education : advantages, challenges, and new directions / edited by Eunkyong Lee Yook and Wendy Atkins-Sayre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yook, Eunkyong Lee.

Contributor:

Yook, Eunkyong Lee.

Atkins-Sayre, Wendy, 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.

Communication.

Oral communication--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.

Oral communication.

College dropouts--United States--Prevention.

College dropouts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Communication Centers and Oral Communication Programs in Higher Education, edited by Eunkyong L. Yook and Wendy Atkins-Sayre reveals vital information that is of theoretical and practical importance to higher education administrators, educators, and communication centers directors and staff. It is the first book to be published on communication centers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Part 1. Benefits to Higher Education

Chapter 1. Communication Centers and Retention in Higher Education: Is There a Link?

Chapter 2. Speaking Our Minds: Communication Centers and Critical Thinking

Chapter 3. Communication Centers and Liberal Arts Education: Problems and Possibilities Associated with Cross-Disciplinary Engagements

Chapter 4. The Communication Center: A Critical Site of Intervention for Student Empowerment

Chapter 5. The Role Becomes Them: Examining Communication Center Alumni Experiences

Part 2. Challenges to Today's Centers

Chapter 6. Ethics and the Communication Center: Chameleon or Tortoise?

Chapter 7. The Blind Leading the Blind? An Ethnographic Heuristic for Communication Centers

Chapter 8. Learning to Tell What You Know: A Communication Intervention for Biology Students

Chapter 9. Using Theory and Research to Increase Student Use of Communication Center Services

Chapter 10. Focusing on Faculty: The Importance of Faculty Support to Communication Center Success

Part 3. Alternative Models for Communication Centers

Chapter 11. Communication Center Ethos: Remediating Space, Encouraging Collaboration

Chapter 12. The Combined Centers Approach: How Speaking and Writing Centers Can Work Together

Chapter 13. Course Management Systems: Creating Alternative Avenues for Student Access of Communication Centers

Chapter 14. Virtual Communication Centers: A Resource for Building Oral Competency

Chapter 15. The Implementation of Computer-Mediated Communication in Communication Centers

Part 4. New Directions in Consultant Training

Chapter 16. Technology Tutoring: Communication Centers Take the Lead

Chapter 17. Using Empathetic Listening to Build Client Relationships at the Center

Chapter 18. Best Practices in Communication Center Training and Training Assessment .

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

979-82-16-20462-6

1-280-67979-4

9786613656728

0-7391-7358-8

OCLC:

854519949