Speech communication research on small groups

Larson, Carl E.

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“…Although small group research has been criticized for a lack of theoretical base (Bormann, 1970;Gouran, 1973;Larsen, 1971), accommodation theory provides a useful framework for this investigation, linking black-white communicative patterns in a conceptually useful manner. Accommodation theory predicts that people will adjust their communication patterns in order to become more similar to their partner.…”

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Communication adaptation among racially homogeneous and heterogeneous groups

Booth‐Butterfield

Jordan

1989

Southern Communication Journal

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Communication adaptation among racially homogeneous and heterogeneous groups

Booth‐Butterfield

Jordan

1989

Southern Communication Journal

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“…Educators have adopted Dewey's approaches to teach critical thinking. His reflective thinking process is used as a template for developing arguments in debate, persuasive speech, and for agenda setting in small group discussion (see Beebe, Beebe, & Ivy, 2010;Fisher, 1970;Fisher & Stutman, 1987;Larson, 1969Larson, , 1971Larson & Gratz, 1970). The pattern imbedded in Dewey's (1933) reflective thought process is not necessarily linear.…”

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Out of the Woods

Salem

Shields

2011

Administration & Society

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In "Into the Woods," Karen Evans describes an increasingly hollow public administration environment that is shaped by a misplaced quest for efficiency. She looks to the pragmatism of John Dewey as a way to remedy the situation. This article extends her analysis by linking pragmatism to reflective thought, inquiry, nonlinear dynamics, and communication theories. Finally, a few suggestions for how to more fully take pragmatism to the PA workplace are discussed.Karen Evans (2010) brings together an impressive set of trends and circumstances that suggest pubic administration is facing almost insurmountable, intractable problems. She describes a dire picture of a hollow state that lost

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Group Decision‐Making

Pavitt

2015

The International Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Communication

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From the most formal organizational settings to the most informal friendship circles, decisions are often made by groups of people. Communication among these people is an integral part of the decision‐making process, and is often thought to perform a critical role in the quality of the final decision. Interpersonal communication scholars have studied such topics as the content and sequence of group communication, whether and how communication relates to group decision quality, and how communication impacts on individual group members’ decision preferences.

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Speech communication research on small groups

Cited by 14 publications

References 80 publications

Communication adaptation among racially homogeneous and heterogeneous groups

Communication adaptation among racially homogeneous and heterogeneous groups

Out of the Woods

Group Decision‐Making

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