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Salehi Kahrizsangi, Farzaneh; Barwell, Richard – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2021
Metaphors are recognized as bridging scientists' challenges in communication with the public. In mathematics, however, which often involves abstract concepts and relations, less attention has been paid to the role of metaphors in public communication. In this article we examine the metaphors appearing in the discourse of 10 mathematicians in five…
Descriptors: Radio, Figurative Language, Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts
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Seroka, Laura – Communication Teacher, 2020
Challenges to identity formation often emerge during college experiences as one's world view is confronted by exposure to new social circles, ideas, and cultures. Through the analysis of interpenetrating identities in the popular television show, "The Big Bang Theory," students are able to locate concrete examples of the four frames of…
Descriptors: Self Concept, College Students, Educational Experience, Television
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Mino, Mary – Communication Teacher, 2014
Working effectively in groups is essential for college graduates (Hart Research Associates, 2013). University and college administrators have responded to this need by increasing the number of group communication courses by 25% (Bertelsen & Goodboy, 2009). However, it is the quality of course instruction that determines how well prepared…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), College Instruction, Group Activities, Class Activities
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Brake, Mark; Griffiths, Martin – Physics Education, 2009
Radio broadcasting offers a unique opportunity to reach the public and facilitate their entertainment and education. In this vein, a series of high profile lectures in honour of Sir John Reith was initiated by the BBC in 1948 as a way of introducing the public to some of the greatest scientists of the age, enabling such thinkers to spread a…
Descriptors: Radio, Programming (Broadcast), Scientists, Science History
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Hofstetter, C. Richard; Gianos, Christopher L. – Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 1997
Examines differences among groups of listeners to political talk radio using data from a survey of adults in San Diego, California, from the perspective of Grunig's situational involvement model. Among more active audience members, limited motivational data suggest that political talk radio served a mix of needs, including seeking political…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Audiences, Communication (Thought Transfer), Interaction
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Selva, Marta; Sola, Anna – Educational Media International, 1995
Examines television news programs as media for discovering diversity. Discusses television as a means of information and communication, its role in the creation of public opinion, its inability to permit understanding, and the need for empirical research to assess its influence on cognitive processes. (AEF)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Pluralism, Educational Development