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Economic Sectors as Discursive Resources for Civil Society Collaboration

“…The present study supports previous research that focuses on communication and conversational activity as the essence of collaboration and the key site for understanding collaborative processes and operation (Hardy et al, 2005;Heath & Frey, 2004;Keyton et al, 2008) but also builds on this research in important ways. First, Hardy et al (2005) called for empirical research to "examine the impacts and dynamics of particular discourses within which a collaboration is enacted" (p. 72).…”

“…They also advocate a constitutive view of communication as the sine qua non of collaboration, though it is unclear how communication fulfills this constitutive role when communication process are seen as distinct from the inputs, outputs, and external environment that an input-process-output model suggests. Keyton, Ford, and Smith (2008) offered one of the most developed models of interorganizational collaboration from a distinct communication perspective. They critiqued previous collaboration literature as overly focused on structural explanations, which simplify communicative processes and treat communication as given (vs. emergent), do not adequately account for human interaction at the individual and group levels, and generally are not sufficient to explain the actual work of collaboration.…”

“…Second, this study provides insight about collaborative failures. The majority of the collaboration literature is normative and prescriptive, paying little attention to instances of collaborative failure (see Keyton et al, 2008 for a notable exception). The examples from City Partners above demonstrate that successful collaboration is not just about getting the right people to the table or having the necessary economic resources but instead about drawing upon the full range of symbolic resources to co-create a meaningful social reality among members that generates collective action and sustained participation.…”

Sweet Temptations: How Does Reading a Fotonovela About Diabetes Affect Dutch Adults with Different Levels of Literacy?

“…This educational use of fotonovelas fits in with a longstanding tradition of entertainment education and narrativebased strategies (e.g., Singhal, Njogu, Bouman, & Elias, 2006;Singhal & Rogers, 1988). Narrative-based health communication may facilitate processing, may increase motivation to accept the main message and act on it because of reduced resistance, can be viewed as a form of learning through experience, and can contribute to changes in attitudes, intentions, and behavior (Fransen, Smit, & Verlegh, 2015;Glaser, Garsoffky, & Schwan, 2009;Hinyard & Kreuter, 2007;Mar & Oatley, 2008;Moyer-Gusé, 2008;Schank & Abelson, 1977, 1995Zabrucky & Moore, 1999).…”

Theorizing Foreshadowed Death Narratives: Examining the Impact of Character Death on Narrative Processing and Skin Self-Exam Intentions

“…Unification of these frameworks into a central theory for narrative research is an ongoing programmatic aim (Moyer-Gusé, 2008) and one that will likely see key constructs from several programs identified as consistently meaningful mediators. The current research explores four mediators (transportation, identification, believability, and perceived benefits) culled from three theoretical frameworks.…”