Communication Centers and Oral Communication Programs in Higher
Education, edited by Eunkyong L. Yook and Wendy Atkins-Sayre, is a
collection that examines the centers that support communication
departments or across-the-curriculum programs as higher education
focuses more attention on the communication field. The authors in this
text address theoretical issues covering topics such as the importance
of communication centers to higher education, the effects of
communication centers on retention, critical thinking in the center,
ethics, and more. These essays also explore ideas about center's set-up
and use of space, staff training, technology applications, and campus
advertising and outreach. Communication Centers organizes cutting-edge
knowledge of the theory and empirical research so as to serve practical
use to peer tutors and directors, those who are new to the study of
communication centers and to those who are seasoned experts.
Furthermore, this collection introduces administrators and those
interested in higher education to the potential value of communication
centers to higher education.