Jo Sprague

813 total citations
21 papers, 589 citations indexed

About

Jo Sprague is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Education and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Jo Sprague has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 589 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Social Psychology, 7 papers in Education and 5 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Jo Sprague's work include Communication in Education and Healthcare (8 papers), Rhetoric and Communication Studies (4 papers) and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (4 papers). Jo Sprague is often cited by papers focused on Communication in Education and Healthcare (8 papers), Rhetoric and Communication Studies (4 papers) and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (4 papers). Jo Sprague collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ireland. Jo Sprague's co-authors include Jody D. Nyquist, Donald H. Wulff, Ann E. Austin, James L. Applegate, Janis F. Andersen, Ann L. Darling, Kenneth S. Zagacki, Robert L. Ivie, Glen H. Stamp and James A. Walsh and has published in prestigious journals such as American Behavioral Scientist, Communication Education and Quarterly Journal of Speech.

In The Last Decade

Jo Sprague

21 papers receiving 488 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jo Sprague United States 12 337 298 114 97 69 21 589
David Alan Sapp United States 11 112 0.3× 241 0.8× 93 0.8× 75 0.8× 20 0.3× 24 454
Wendy Leeds‐Hurwitz United States 11 127 0.4× 84 0.3× 182 1.6× 108 1.1× 77 1.1× 35 600
Kamau Oginga Siwatu United States 14 113 0.3× 780 2.6× 221 1.9× 55 0.6× 55 0.8× 28 962
Fred L. Casmir United States 8 159 0.5× 76 0.3× 183 1.6× 70 0.7× 45 0.7× 31 507
Nemi C. Jain United States 3 135 0.4× 85 0.3× 192 1.7× 79 0.8× 34 0.5× 4 528
Gajendra K. Verma United Kingdom 13 136 0.4× 227 0.8× 232 2.0× 24 0.2× 17 0.2× 48 601
Kate O’Connor Australia 10 124 0.4× 615 2.1× 253 2.2× 33 0.3× 30 0.4× 25 893
Robert Shuter United States 13 203 0.6× 89 0.3× 212 1.9× 75 0.8× 28 0.4× 34 570
Fred E. Jandt United States 10 128 0.4× 94 0.3× 143 1.3× 68 0.7× 31 0.4× 28 463
Ann E. Witcher United States 9 112 0.3× 500 1.7× 72 0.6× 20 0.2× 53 0.8× 21 655

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jo Sprague

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jo Sprague

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sprague, Jo. (2016). Tracing the Spiral Path Toward More Diversity in Instructional Communication Research. Communication Education. 65(2). 240–245. 5 indexed citations
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Sprague, Jo. (2004). Special Forum on the Philosophy of Teaching: A Synthesis and Response. Basic communication course annual. 16(1). 17. 1 indexed citations
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Sprague, Jo. (2002). Communication Education: The Spiral Continues. Communication Education. 51(4). 337–354. 35 indexed citations
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Sprague, Jo, et al.. (2000). Can't see the [old growth] forest for the logs: Dialectical tensions in the interpretive practices of environmentalists and loggers. Communication Reports. 13(2). 55–65. 4 indexed citations
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Nyquist, Jody D., et al.. (1999). On the Road to Becoming A Professor:The Graduate Student Experience. Change The Magazine of Higher Learning. 31(3). 18–27. 124 indexed citations
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Applegate, James L., Ann L. Darling, Jo Sprague, Jody D. Nyquist, & Janis F. Andersen. (1997). An agenda for graduate education in communication: A report from the SCA 1996 summer conference. Communication Education. 46(2). 115–120. 4 indexed citations
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Sprague, Jo. (1994). Ontology, politics, and instructional communication research: Why we can't just “agree to disagree” about power. Communication Education. 43(4). 273–290. 18 indexed citations
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Sprague, Jo. (1993). Why teaching works: The transformative power of pedagogical communication. Communication Education. 42(4). 349–366. 28 indexed citations
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Sprague, Jo. (1992). Expanding the research agenda for instructional communication: Raising some unasked questions. Communication Education. 41(1). 1–25. 109 indexed citations
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Ivie, Robert L., Richard Leo Enos, James A. Walsh, et al.. (1992). Book reviews. Quarterly Journal of Speech. 78(1). 98–123. 1 indexed citations
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Sprague, Jo. (1992). Critical perspectives on teacher empowerment. Communication Education. 41(2). 181–203. 34 indexed citations
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Sprague, Jo. (1991). Reading Our Own Speech Critiques as Texts that Reveal Educational Goals, Instructional Roles and Communicative Functions. Basic communication course annual. 3(1). 17. 2 indexed citations
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Sprague, Jo & Jody D. Nyquist. (1989). TA supervision. New Directions for Teaching and Learning. 1989(39). 37–53. 14 indexed citations
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Sprague, Jo, et al.. (1988). Boat-Rocking in the High-Technology Culture. American Behavioral Scientist. 32(2). 169–193. 77 indexed citations
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Sprague, Jo, et al.. (1984). The speaker's handbook. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 17 indexed citations
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Sprague, Jo, et al.. (1979). The suburban environment and women. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 19 indexed citations
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Sprague, Jo. (1975). The reduction of sexism in speech communication education. The Speech Teacher. 24(1). 37–45. 8 indexed citations
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Sprague, Jo, et al.. (1972). Speech Communication in the Secondary School.. 11 indexed citations
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Sprague, Jo. (1971). Evaluation: Problems in Evaluating Speech Communication Performance.. 2 indexed citations

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