Textbooks as Canon [electronic resource] : The Relationship between Introductory Textbooks and Scholarly Discourse / Stephanie B. Gibson.

Using a sample issue of the "Journal of Communication" as a point of comparison, a study examined the content of 10 introductory textbooks for the field of communication. Results indicated that textbooks scarcely ever acknowledge methodological pluralism, and when they do, they simply cite...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Gibson, Stephanie B.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1993.
Subjects:	Academic Discourse. Communication (Thought Transfer) Content Analysis. Course Content. Discourse Modes. Higher Education. Introductory Courses. Mass Media. Methods. Textbook Content. Textbook Evaluation. Textbook Research. Undergraduate Students.