Section Name
The Debate on the Uses of Practical Theory Continues
Abstract
The first two essays by Spano and Hickson (Basic Communication Course Annual 8, 1996) involved some crucial issues about where the basic communication course stands in relation to theory, research, and practice. In this second round, specific examples are discussed by Spano. Hickson attempts to contextualize them. Such specificity involves delineating the nature of communication theory from a pragmatic perspective, not ideological from either a phenomenological not a positivistic stance. The importance of context is stressed and outlined as an aspect of human nature—perhaps the element which separates us from other living beings.
Recommended Citation
Hugenberg, Lawrence W.
(1998)
"The Debate on the Uses of Practical Theory Continues,"
Basic Communication Course Annual: Vol. 10, Article 11.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/bcca/vol10/iss1/11
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