The Sourcebook of Listening Research: Methodology and Measures

The Sourcebook of Listening Research: Methodology and Measures is a landmark work defining the field of listening research and its best practices. An essential read for listening researchers across a range of disciplines including speech, communication studies, linguistics, psychology, and education, it serves as the definitive guide to listening methodology and measurement with contributions from leading listening scholars and researchers.

The Sourcebook of Listening Research: Methodology and Measures evaluates current listening methods and measures with attention to scale development, qualitative methods, operationalizing cognitive processes, and measuring affective and behavioral components. A variety of theoretical models for assessing the cognitive, affective, and behavioral facets of listening are presented alongside 65 measurement profiles. The latest trends in listening research are outlined, as well as the complexities involved in performing successful research in this area.

A thorough review of conceptual issues combined with a comprehensive assessment of qualitative and quantitative measures and methodology make this a cutting-edge resource that listening scholars and professionals will consult again and again.