The Central States Communication Association (CSCA) is a professional,
academic organization
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Types
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of
university professor
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s,
communication professionals, and
primary
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and
secondary school
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teachers. CSCA was founded in 1931 to promote the
communication
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s discipline in educational, scholarly, and professional endeavors.
The Association covers the 13 Midwestern states of
North Dakota
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,
South Dakota
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,
Nebraska
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,
Kansas
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,
Oklahoma
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,
Missouri
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,
Illinois
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Iowa
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,
Wisconsin
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,
Minnesota
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,
Michigan
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,
Indiana
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, and
Ohio
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. CSCA has 24 Interest Groups, Caucuses, and Sections that promote particular communication areas.
The association hosts a yearly convention within the 13 states, and publishes two
peer reviewed
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academic journals
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,
''Communication Studies'' and the
Journal of Communication Pedagogy'. The former covers communication processes, specifically communication theory and research, in five issues a year. The latter was established in 2018 and covers the
pedagogy
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of teaching
K-12
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, undergraduate, and graduate communication, and is an annual online-only journal.
See also
*
International Communication Association
The International Communication Association (ICA) is an academic association for scholars interested in the study, teaching and application of all aspects of human and mediated communication.
ICA communicates within the association and with oth ...
*
National Communication Association
The National Communication Association (NCA) of the United States is a not-for-profit association of academics in the field of communication.
Organization
NCA is governed by the Legislative Assembly, which meets during the NCA Annual Conventi ...
References
External links
Association website''Communication Studies''
''Journal of Communication Pedagogy''
Central States Communication Association RecordsArchives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries (PDF)
Central States Communication Association RecordsDigital Media Repository, Ball State University Libraries
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Teacher associations based in the United States
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