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ERIC Number: EJ306446
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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An Examination of the Effect of Basic Speech Courses, Self-Concept, and Self-Disclosure on Communication Apprehension.
Stacks, Don W.; Stone, John D.
Communication Education, v33 n4 p317-31 Oct 1984
Results show that a basic course in speech communication (1) produced significant reduction in a students' communication apprehension scores; (2) yielded more positiveness about self-disclosure; and (3) reduced discrepancies between self-concepts and ideal self-concepts. (PD)
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Apprehension, Communication Research, Higher Education, Self Concept, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Speech Communication, Speech Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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