ERIC Number: EJ1269752
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 16
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: EISSN-2575-694X
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Practicing What We Preach: Assessing Communication Center Client and Staff Perspectives of Positive Communication Conferencing Practices
Spadaro, Alexandria; McIntyre, Kristen
Communication Center Journal, v5 n1 p3-18 2019
It can often be difficult for meta-level reflective work in communication centers to provide guidance on improving others' communication competence through understanding of communication knowledge and skill enactment. Few disciplines come with the same kind of scrutiny that is often experienced for communication scholars, tutors, and students. In this article, the authors first overview the relevant literature related to communication center conferencing behaviors. Second, introduce a conferencing training framework, Mirivel's (2014) Positive Communication Model followed by, third, the case context and project methodology. Fourth, the authors share their findings and, fifth, they explore the implications and usefulness of what they discovered.
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Academic Support Services, Interpersonal Communication, Tutoring, Tutors, Interpersonal Relationship, Prosocial Behavior, Higher Education, College Students
National Association of Communication Centers. 738 South Mason Street MSC 1023, Harrisonburg, VA 22807. e-mail: ccj_editor@uncg.edu; Web site: http://libjournal.uncg.edu/ccj/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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