The Development of Applied Communication Research
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2009
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203871645.ch1
Abstract
Applied communication research is a concept that emanated from the “speech” tradition in the communication discipline. Scholars working from the “journalism” tradition saw no need for such a concept because they assumed that all of their research necessarily had “applied” value. On the speech side of communication, the idea of doing “applied” research was a revolutionary one, a reaction in revolutionary times to what some saw as a hidebound conflict over control of the theoretical and methodological heart of the discipline. Indeed, the idea of “applied” took many forms and became a covering term for a number of research and professional agendas.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
The Development of Applied Communication Research, in L. R. Frey & K. N. Cissna (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Applied Communication Research, Routledge, p. 3-25
Scholar Commons Citation
Cissna, Kenneth N.; Eadie, William F.; and Hickson, M., "The Development of Applied Communication Research" (2009). Communication Faculty Publications. 605.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/spe_facpub/605
