Handbook of Instructional Communication

The Handbook of Instructional Communication offers a comprehensive collection of theory and research focusing on the role and effects of communication in instructional environments. Now in its Second Edition, the handbook covers an up-to-date array of topics that include social identity, technology, and civility and dissent.

Marian L. Houser (Ph.D., 2002, University of Tennessee-Knoxville) is a Professor in the Communication Studies Department at Texas State University. Her research focus is instructional communication and the student-teacher relationship in various contexts that include organizations, training, health campaigns, and interpersonal relationships. Dr. Houser was the recipient of the Texas State Presidential Award for Research and recently named an Eastern Communication Association Research Fellow (2016).
Angela M. Hosek (Ph.D., 2011, University of Nebraska, Lincoln) is an Assistant Professor and Basic Course Director in the School of Communication Studies at Ohio University. Her published research focuses on student-teacher relationships, social identity, privacy and discourse, social media and student success in the instructional context.