Students as Real People Interpersonal Communication and Education | Education

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A teacher of communication expresses his concern for thousands of students who are cheating themselves out of a worthwhile education by falling into the accepted role of nonperson uninvolved in the education process. In this book the author fosters a belief that success or failure in college depends on communication - interdependent efforts of people in a relationship to generate common meaning. He proposes to get students to realize that their education is something other students can help them develop as much as teachers. The author uses a personal style of writing to talk with the students. He uses examples from the students' immediate campus environment in challenging them to question t…