“The book describes and grounds the listening research process and findings in broad brush strokes that all can follow. It’s the most comprehensive view of the listening field since Duker.” Charles Roberts, East Tennessee State University
“Wolvin’s new text is long overdue. It provides an excellent introduction to listening theory and research – past and present – qualitative and quantitative. For those new to this area, this text is a must read.” Debra Worthington, Auburn University
From the Back Cover
The 21st century brings with it any number of challenges to the world order. Against the overwhelming tide of today’s seemingly dysfunctional world, people are embracing new ways to connect through modern technology, through religious organizations, and through renewed attention to personal and professional relationships. Never has it been so apparent that the world needs listeners. Yet listening is all too often seen as a passive, simple act, rather than as the complex and active part of human communication it is.
Bringing together top listening scholars from various scholarly disciplines and applied, real-world perspectives,
Listening and Human Communication in the 21st Century offers a state-of-the-art overview of what we know and think about listening behaviour. From historical perspectives to present theory, to teaching and performing listening in the classroom, in health care, and in corporate settings, this book provides a much-needed introduction to the core issues of listening.
About the Author
Andrew D. Wolvin is Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland, USA. He has published extensively in the International Journal of Listening, and he is the author of several books, including Perspectives on Listening (with Carolyn Coakley, 1993), Listening (with Carolyn Coakley, 1996), Listening in the Quality Organization (1999), Handbook of Public Communication (with Roy Berko and Darlyn Wolvin, 2005), Communicating: A Social, Career and Cultural Focus (with Roy Berko and Darlyn Wolvin, 2010), and What Every Student Should Know About Listening (with Judi Brownell, 2010).
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