Book description
Bringing together top listening scholars from a range of disciplines
and 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 behavior in the 21st century.
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Introduces students to the core issues listening theory and practice
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Includes student friendly features such as editorial
introductions to each section and questions for further reflection
at the end of each chapter
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Discussion ranges from historical perspectives to present
theory, to teaching and performing listening in the classroom, in
health care, and in corporate settings
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).
