Communication theory
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Communication theory. / Stein, Irene F.; Stelter, Reinhard.
The Handbook of Knowledge-Based Coaching: From Theory to Practice. ed. / Leni Wildflower; Diane Brennan. San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2011. p. 99-108.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Communication theory
AU - Stein, Irene F.
AU - Stelter, Reinhard
N1 - CURIS 2011 5200 125
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Communication theory covers a wide variety of theories related to the communication process (Littlejohn, 1999). Communication is not simply an exchange of information, in which we have a sender and a receiver. This very technical concept of communication is clearly outdated; a human being is not a data processing device. In this chapter, communication is understood as a process of shared meaning-making (Bruner, 1990). Human beings interpret their environment, other people, and themselves on the basis of their dynamic interaction with the surrounding world. Meaning is essential because people ascribe specific meanings to their experiences, their actions in life or work, and their interactions. Meaning is reshaped, adapted, and transformed in every communication encounter. Furthermore, meaning is cocreated in dialogues or in communities of practice, such as in teams at a workplace or in school classes (Stelter, 2007).
AB - Communication theory covers a wide variety of theories related to the communication process (Littlejohn, 1999). Communication is not simply an exchange of information, in which we have a sender and a receiver. This very technical concept of communication is clearly outdated; a human being is not a data processing device. In this chapter, communication is understood as a process of shared meaning-making (Bruner, 1990). Human beings interpret their environment, other people, and themselves on the basis of their dynamic interaction with the surrounding world. Meaning is essential because people ascribe specific meanings to their experiences, their actions in life or work, and their interactions. Meaning is reshaped, adapted, and transformed in every communication encounter. Furthermore, meaning is cocreated in dialogues or in communities of practice, such as in teams at a workplace or in school classes (Stelter, 2007).
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 978-0-470-62444-9
SP - 99
EP - 108
BT - The Handbook of Knowledge-Based Coaching
A2 - Wildflower, Leni
A2 - Brennan, Diane
PB - Jossey-Bass
CY - San Francisco, CA
ER -
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