Applied communication research in the 21st century

Cissna, Kenneth N.

doi:10.1080/00909880009365563

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“…Recently, a few applied communication researchers attempted to provide definitions for applied research in its relationship to theory research. The substance of their definitions ranges from claiming applied research is virtually no different than theory research (Frey, 2000), is a particular posture toward the goals of research (Wood, 2000), is primarily concerned with relevant social issues (Cissna, 2000), to that it solves real‐life problems (Keyton, 2000). Working from the definitions offered by the current and past editors of the Journal of Applied Communication Research ( JACR ), we define applied communication research as systematic inquiry that seeks to clarify the relationship between theory and practice in understanding communication in context.…”

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Recasting the Link Between Applied and Theory Research: Using Applied Findings to Advance Communication Theory Development

Keyton

Bisel

Ozley

2009

Communication Theory

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Applied research, especially in the communication discipline, has been met with resistance and criticism by some who advocate adherence to theoretically-based research. This dilemma is exacerbated by ongoing debates among applied scholars about how to define applied research and how to conceptualize its relationship to theory development. Definitions emerging from these discussions yield two explanations-dialectical tension and interdependent-for how applied and theory research are connected. We join the conversation by proposing an integral perspective whereby applied scholarship can become more clearly situated and helpful to the creation, extension, and challenge of theoretical explanations for communication.

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Section: Rethinking the Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recasting the Link Between Applied and Theory Research: Using Applied Findings to Advance Communication Theory Development

Keyton

Bisel

Ozley

2009

Communication Theory

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“…A distinguishing feature of applied health communication scholarship is its capacity to intervene and make a positive difference in response to “real life” problems. 1 When we were invited to participate in one healthcare network’s interprofessional task force to address the issue of difficult cases in the inpatient setting, we saw an opportunity to improve outcomes for patients, healthcare practitioners, and the organization. In brief, we came to understand difficult cases as those that i) include lengthy and/or costly hospital stays, ii) lead to poor or unanticipated outcomes, and iii) include complex communication among multiple stakeholders.…”

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The The Difficult Case Consultation: An intervention for interprofessional health communication

Foster

Baglia

2022

Qual Res Med Healthc

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An interprofessional group of healthcare practitioners sought a new approach to the early detection, prevention, and resolution of “difficult cases” in the inpatient care context. An action research project addressed this need by developing a narrative re-framing tool that helped reveal entrenched assumptions regarding the root causes of difficult cases in the hospital. The intervention method that emerged from the project — the Difficult Case Consultation (DCC) — is a theoretically-grounded process that helps teams to analyze and address complex communication problems in interprofessional healthcare contexts. Collaborative processes grounded in theory have proven to be the most successful when seeking to optimize healthcare team communication. The article describes the collaborative development of the DCC, presents two cases illustrating the process, and describes systemic factors that exacerbated the emergence of difficult cases in the inpatient context.

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“…Critical autoethnographers challenge us to take personally issues of social injustice and to (re)imagine possibilities for living more inclusive and equitable lives (Madison, 2012). Thus, AE offers novel ways to meet the call of applied research to not just understand communicative worlds but also change them for the better (Cissna, 2000;Frey, 2000). Indeed, in these and other ways, AE is the "embodiment of applied communication research" (Goodall, 2004, p. 187) and works to remedy "how traditional forms of scholarly representation function to erase the contradictions of emotion and work" (Ashcraft & Trethewey, 2004, p. 179; also see Tillmann, 2009).…”

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