Preface to Handbooks of Communication Science series

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface to Handbooks of Communication Science series v
3. Contents xi
4. Introduction
5. 1. Learning in Response to Instructional Communication 3
6. Fundamental Perspectives
7. 2. The Evolution of Instructional Communication Research 13
8. 3. The End(s) of Learning and the Role of Instruction: Shaping the Debate 43
9. 4. Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Instructional Communication 67
10. Instructor Characteristics and Actions
11. 5. Teacher Clarity: An Analysis of Current Research and Future Directions 105
12. 6. Teacher Power and Compliance-Gaining 129
13. 7. Instructor Immediacy 157
14. 8. Instructor Credibility 183
15. 9. Humor Enactment in Learning Environments 211
16. 10. Teacher Self-Disclosure 241
17. 11. Instructor Use of Aggressive Communication 259
18. 12. Communicating Instructional Feedback: Definitions, Explanations, Principles, and Questions 287
19. Student Characteristics and Attitudes
20. 13. Cultural Values and Human Development 321
21. 14. Social Identities in the Classroom 339
22. 15. Students’ Motivation to Learn 377
23. 16. Communication Apprehension and Public Speaking Instruction 397
24. 17. Social Perspectives on Student Learning 427
25. Pedagogy and Classroom Management
26. 18. New Technologies and Distributed Learning Systems 455
27. 19. Instructor and Student Technology Use in the College Classroom 481
28. 20. The Development of Online Learning in the Basic Course in Communication 505
29. 21. Service Learning and Innovative Pedagogies 527
30. 22. Out-of-Classroom Interactions Between Teachers and Students: Advising, Tutoring, Mentoring, and Coaching 553
31. 23 Critical Communication Pedagogy 573
32. Teaching and Learning Communication Across the Lifespan
33. 24. Meeting Children Where They Are: Adaptive Contingency Builds Early Communication Skills 601
34. 25. Teaching Communication to School Children and Adolescents 629
35. 26. Teaching Communication to College and University Students: The Basic Course in Higher Education 653
36. 27. Teaching Communication to Working Adults 673
37. 28. Assessment of College-Level Communication Programs 699
38. Future Directions
39. 29. The Future of Communication and Learning Research: Challenges, Opportunities, and Predictions 727
40. Biographical sketches 745
41. Index 755