CONCEPTUAL OUTLINE OF THE COURSE:

We will begin by looking at research that is paradigmatic of contemporary research in instructional communication. The Power in the Classroom studies show us how American scholars look at instructional communication and provide a good characterization of such research and theory.

Next, we'll examine the British/European approach to instructional communication and note significant differences between it and the American approach. This comparison will set the stage for a call by Jo Sprague for new perspective on instructional communication.

From Sprague, and the debate she generated, we'll examine critical theory, "liberation theory" and conclude with examination of mediated instructional contexts.