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Peterson, Eric E. – 1978
A three-step process of description, reduction, and interpretation is employed in this paper in disentangling the complex of relationships involved in oral interpretation. In the description, contributions from various disciplines are synthesized; among the topics discussed are the communication process model usually employed in descriptions of…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Definitions, Information Theory, Intellectual Disciplines
Peer reviewedMcCroskey, James C. – Communication Education, 1979
Applied graduate programs in Communication are recommended as a desirable alternative for the future. Advantages of such programs are outlined and potential problems discussed. The Instructional Communication program at West Virginia University is described as an example of a successful applied graduate program. (JMF)
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Graduate Study, Information Theory, Models
Backlund, Philip M. – 1977
"Communication competence" refers to the knowledge an individual has about the use of language in communication. As a concept and theory, however, it needs to be further elaborated and clarified. In particular, four issues must be resolved before communication competence theory can achieve full development and exert impact in the classroom. The…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Concept Formation, Conceptual Schemes
Poole, Marshall Scott – 1978
A two-tiered model of group influences on individual choice behavior is developed and evidence relevant to the model is reviewed in this paper. The model consists of two parts: a model of individual choice, and models of group influence on components of the individual choice model. The model of individual choice is based on the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Decision Making, Group Dynamics, Individual Power
Peer reviewedPearce, W. Barnett; Conklin, Forrest – Communication Monographs, 1979
Presents a model of meanings in coherent conversation taking the form of a hierarchy of levels of cognitive interpolations between the stream of behavior and archetypal patterns in conversations. A study of indirect responses in conversation is reported which supports the hierarchical structure of the model. (JMF)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Theory, Interaction Process Analysis
Download full textParks, Malcolm R. – 1977
The central and most common element in existing conceptualizations of communication competency is the concept of control, which suggests that competency is a function of the communicator's ability to exert influence over physical and social surroundings. This paper identifies six phases of the control process: goal specification, information…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Information Theory, Interaction Process Analysis
Pendell, Sue D.; Coray, Kevin E. – 1976
This paper discusses communication and physical-setting variables as a subset of organizational climate variables and attempts to provide a theoretical and methodological framework for organizational communication research. Attention is focused on the effects of immediate physical surroundings, the physical settings in which people work, and how…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Research, Environment, Information Theory
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 13 titles deal with the following topics: confessional rhetoric in the poetry of Anne Sexton, rhetorical criticism, the Hippocratic oath, messages communicated through team sports as a medium of social interaction, the silent…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Athletics, Black Dialects
