Black Pioneers in Communication Research
by Ronald L. Jackson
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Publisher: | Sage Publications |
Published In: | 13-Jan-2006 |
ISBN-10: | 0761929932 |
ISBN-13: | 9780761929932 |
Binding Type: | Paperback |
Weight: | 544 gms |
Pages: | pp. 278, 3:B&W 7.5 x 9.25 in or 235 x 191 mm Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam |
The Title "Black Pioneers in Communication Research " is written by Ronald L. Jackson. This book was published in the year 2006. The ISBN number 0761929932|9780761929932 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 280 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Sage Publications. We have about 17247 other great books from this publisher. Black Pioneers in Communication Research is currently Available with us.
• Essays on specific Black scholars, showing how these people have contributed to the research and development in the various sub-areas within the communication field (e.g., interpersonal; organizational; performance; intercultural; rhetoric; etc.).
• Consistent chapter sections facilitate student understanding:
- Chapter-opening photo of the scholar;
- Biographical Information explores the early childhood and family experiences that shaped the scholar;
- Academic Background and Experience discusses the scholar’s approach to and overall interest in education, beginning with elementary school, continuing through college and accounting for how graduate school experience facilitated the growth or hindrance of the scholar’s research agenda;
- Contributions to Communication Research summarizes the scholarship for which the pioneer is most well known and provides an opportunity to discuss how the scholar defines him or herself;
- "Life Snapshot" depicts a timeline of the scholar’s major research contributions and a "quick glance" at the life of the scholar;
- Selected References lists the key articles and books written.
• All the information for the text is based on the authors’ interviews with the pioneer for this book (and on extant writings about the pioneer for those no longer living).
2006 Outstanding Book Award from the African American Communication & Culture Division - National Communication Association.
This is an excellent textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses dealing with African American communication and/or communication research (such as intercultural communication, African American communication, African American studies, African American rhetoric, communication research, and communication theory.