Section Name
Research articles
Abstract
This essay advances a particular form of communication theory, known as "practical theory," and illustrates how it can be integrated into the basic course. A practical approach to theory involves the "rational reconstruction of practices" such that the events studied and the principles used to study those events co-evolve through the act of theorizing and the actual performance of communication. The essay examines some of the obstacles prohibiting the use of practical theory and provides a model and extended example for illustrating how the practical approach can be used in the basic communication course.
Recommended Citation
Spano, Shawn
(1996)
"Rethinking the Role of Theory in the Basic Course: Taking a 'Practical' Approach to Communication Education,"
Basic Communication Course Annual: Vol. 8, Article 7.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/bcca/vol8/iss1/7
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