Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and...

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 1232 pages
• Published by: Lawrence Erlbaum
• Edition: 2nd Edition December 1, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0805841458
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0805841459
• Book Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.6 x 2.3 inches
• Weighs: 5.8 pounds

From Booklist
What does research tell us about television learning or computers as cognitive tools or the design of graphics and text in the technological environment? How are various research methodologies applied in the field of educational communications and technology? These are just a few of the 42 chapters in this latest in Macmillan's series of research handbooks in education. Authoritative researchers and practitioners summarize the literature and explore research methods and models. Chapters are arranged in seven sections.

"Foundations for Research" includes viewpoints from the fields of behaviorism, communication, cognitive and ecological psychology, sociology, and theory, among others. Examples of topics from the sections on hard and soft technologies relate to specific media (e.g., television, distance learning, virtual realities) and instructional and informational design research (e.g., visual literacy, cognitive teaching models, adaptive systems, library information access). The role of illustrations, text, sound, and multiple-channel communications is explored in "Instructional Message Design."

"Instructional Strategies" covers learner control, ergonomics, and more, and "Issues of Organization and Change" and "Research Methodologies" (experimental, qualitative, descriptive, developmental) round out the volume. Each chapter concludes with an extensive bibliography. Tables, illustrations, and photographs are usually included where appropriate, although the contrast between the chapters on visual message design (no illustrations) and text design (numerous helpful graphics and design examples) is somewhat surprising. An index provides detailed access to the text.

Although the text is written by and for academic researchers and requires a certain level of familiarity with the subjects for comprehension and appreciation, undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty in communications, education, psychology, and computer science will find this title a useful and necessary addition to the reference or circulating collection. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Review


The increasing popularity of online degree programs and the infusion of technology in classrooms, elementary school through higher education, make this book a valuable resource for students and practitioners.the information provided is unparalleled.
—CHOICE

The handbook as a whole provides a breathtaking and wonderfully thorough 'state-of-the-art' look at this growing area of study. As more and more schools incorporate technology in learning (both in the classroom and in distance education programs), the research presented here will become even more valuable and something with which all teachers and administrators should become familiar.The handbook gives an extraordinary introduction to the field and is a reference book to which one can return frequently and profitably.
—Communication Research Trends