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The Debate on the Uses of Practical Theory Continues
Abstract
I, too, have been pleased about the exchange of insights relative to the practical approach to teaching the basic course, as suggested by Spano (1996). While I agree with much of what Spano wrote, I am still concerned about the nature and status of some of the “theory” that has been developed and that is being developed in the discipline. To understand my overall view, however, one must review information about the nature of theory from meta-theoreticians, or critics of theory. And I think that we will find that there are some similarities between a practical view of theory and a scientific view of theory.
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Hickson, Mark III
(1998)
"Theory and Pedagogy in the Basic Course: A Summary From Spano and Hickson,"
Basic Communication Course Annual: Vol. 10, Article 13.
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https://ecommons.udayton.edu/bcca/vol10/iss1/13
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