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The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 19 - Mar 13, 2008 Mar 2008

The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 19 - Mar 13, 2008

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 19 - March 13, 2008. 32 pages.


The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 18 - Feb 21, 2008 Feb 2008

The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 18 - Feb 21, 2008

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 18 - February 21, 2008. 24 pages.


The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 17 - Feb 14, 2008 Feb 2008

The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 17 - Feb 14, 2008

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 17 - February 14, 2008. 24 pages.


The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 16 - Feb 7, 2008 Feb 2008

The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 16 - Feb 7, 2008

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 16 - February 7, 2008. 28 pages.


Communication And Learning, Luca Anderlini, Dino Gerardi, Roger Lagunoff Feb 2008

Communication And Learning, Luca Anderlini, Dino Gerardi, Roger Lagunoff

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

We study the intergenerational accumulation of knowledge in an infinite-horizon model of communication. Each in a sequence of players receives an informative but imperfect signal of the once-and-for-all realization of an unobserved state. The state affects all players’ preferences over present and future decisions. Each player observes his own signal but does not directly observe the realized signals or actions of his predecessors. Instead, he must rely on cheap-talk messages from the previous players to fathom the past. Each player is therefore both a receiver of information with respect to his decision, and a sender with respect to all future …


Centered But Not Caught In The Middle: Stepchildren's Perceptions Of Dialectical Contradictions In The Communication Of Co-Parents, Dawn O. Braithwaite, Paige W. Toller, Karen L. Daas, Wesley Durham, Adam C. Jones Feb 2008

Centered But Not Caught In The Middle: Stepchildren's Perceptions Of Dialectical Contradictions In The Communication Of Co-Parents, Dawn O. Braithwaite, Paige W. Toller, Karen L. Daas, Wesley Durham, Adam C. Jones

Communication Faculty Publications

The researchers adopted a dialectical perspective to study how stepchildren experience and communicatively manage the perception of feeling caught in the middle between their parents who are living in different households. The metaphor of being caught in the middle is powerful for stepchildren and this metaphor animated their discourse. A central contribution of the present study was to understand the alternative to being caught in the middle and what this alternative means to stepchildren. Reflected in the discourse of stepchildren is that to feel not caught in the middle is to feel centered in the family. Stepchildren's desire to be …


The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 15 - Jan 31, 2008 Jan 2008

The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 15 - Jan 31, 2008

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 15 - January 31, 2008. 24 pages.


The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 14 - Jan 24, 2008 Jan 2008

The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 14 - Jan 24, 2008

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 14 - January 24, 2008. 24 pages.


Are They For Real? Activism And Ironic Identities, Amber Day Jan 2008

Are They For Real? Activism And Ironic Identities, Amber Day

English and Cultural Studies Journal Articles

A new breed of political activist has begun to appear on the streets and in the news. They are no longer trying to out-shout their opponents, but are agreeing with them instead, enthusiastically taking their adversary’s position to exaggerated extremes. It is a practice here termed “identity-nabbing,” in which participants pretend to be someone they are not, appearing in public as exaggerated caricatures of their opponents or ambiguously co-opting some of their power. This paper focuses on three groups in particular: The Billionaires for Bush, Reverend Billy, and the Yes Men. Each group stages elaborate, ironically humorous stunts as a …


The Design Of An Intercultural Communication Skills Training For Multicultural Catholic Parishes In The Diocese Of San Bernardino, Marco Aurelio De Tolosa Raposo Jan 2008

The Design Of An Intercultural Communication Skills Training For Multicultural Catholic Parishes In The Diocese Of San Bernardino, Marco Aurelio De Tolosa Raposo

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to present the design and guidelines for implementation of a theory based intercultural communication skills training program. An instructor manual was designed primarily for people in leadership positions in Catholic parish communities in the Diocese of San Bernardino, California, in order to help them to develop the necessary skills and abilities to become competent intercultural communicators.


2008-1 How To Talk To Multiple Audiences, Maria Goltsman, Gregory Pavlov Jan 2008

2008-1 How To Talk To Multiple Audiences, Maria Goltsman, Gregory Pavlov

Department of Economics Research Reports

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Communication Management And Trust: Their Role In Building Resilience To “Surprises” Such As Natural Disasters, Pandemic Flu, And Terrorism, P. H. Longstaff, Sung-Un Yang Jan 2008

Communication Management And Trust: Their Role In Building Resilience To “Surprises” Such As Natural Disasters, Pandemic Flu, And Terrorism, P. H. Longstaff, Sung-Un Yang

All UNF Research

In times of public danger such as natural disasters and health emergencies, a country’s communication systems will be some of its most important assets because access to information will make individuals and groups more resilient. Communication by those charged with dealing with the situation is often critical. We analyzed reports from a wide variety of crisis incidents and found a direct correlation between trust and an organization’s preparedness and internal coordination of crisis communication and the effectiveness of its leadership. Thus, trust is one of the most important variables in effective communication management in times of “surprise.”


Navigating The Paradoxes Of Working From Home, Susan L. Rosiek Jan 2008

Navigating The Paradoxes Of Working From Home, Susan L. Rosiek

ETD Archive

Many of today's organizational employees are turning to flexible work programs, such as telework, to help them balance their work and life responsibilities. Previous research indicates working from home has positive effects, but the same research reveals telework can have a negative impact on work-life balance. There are gaps in the amount and variety of theoretical development in the area of telework. The goal of this research study was to extend the scope of telework analysis beyond technology use by exploring the various tensions teleworkers encounter when working from home, learn how teleworkers alter their communication practices to deal with …


Worship Styles, Music And Social Identity, Terri Lynne Johnson Jan 2008

Worship Styles, Music And Social Identity, Terri Lynne Johnson

ETD Archive

This study explored worship style, music and social identity from a communication perspective. Specifically, this study was interested in understanding the variables that influence worship music preference. Results indicated that Missouri Synod Lutherans who prefer traditional worship components identify more strongly with the larger organization, the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS). Moreover, music preference strongly predicts worship style preference. In addition, parishioners perception of self-disclosure in hymns and praise songs was also examined. Results indicated that certain dimensions of self-disclosure are more prevalent in hymns and praise songs than others and perceived self-disclosure is stronger with those who attend a …


It's All In The Words: Determining The Relationship Between Newspaper Portrayal Of Rape Victims And Reader Responses, Amanda Fountain Jan 2008

It's All In The Words: Determining The Relationship Between Newspaper Portrayal Of Rape Victims And Reader Responses, Amanda Fountain

Undergraduate Review

In order to better understand the effect newspaper portrayal has on reader opinion, it is necessary to explore news framing and structure. This study investigated the relationship between newspaper portrayal, or framing, of rape cases and how that portrayal influences reader response and perception. To determine reader response, participants were asked to read one of three vignettes, each describing a rape with either a positive or negative description of the victim or assailant. This was followed by eight questions testing four factors: blame, responsibility, control and accountability. The results from the four factors illustrate the responses readers had for the …


Exploring Interdisciplinary Prayer Research In A Health Context, E. James Baesler Jan 2008

Exploring Interdisciplinary Prayer Research In A Health Context, E. James Baesler

Communication & Theatre Arts Faculty Publications

Communication, Psychology, and Sociology are three leading academic disciplines engaged in the social scientific study of prayer, the spiritual communication between a believer(s) and God, but rarely do these disciplines collaborate in interdisciplinary prayer scholarship. Possibilities for interdisciplinary prayer research in a health context are explored through a review of the literature and academic interviews. Interdisciplinary linkages in the prayer-health context are organized in an integral "all-quadrant" theoretical model, and an assessment of the viability of interdisciplinary prayer-health research is considered.


Bereaved Parents' Negotiation Of Identity Following The Death Of A Child, Paige W. Toller Jan 2008

Bereaved Parents' Negotiation Of Identity Following The Death Of A Child, Paige W. Toller

Communication Faculty Publications

This study examines changes in bereaved parents’ identities following the death of a child. The bereaved parents in this study experienced two dialectical contradictions of identity, which are: (a) a parent without a child to parent and (b) I’m an outsider- I’m an insider. Results describe how parents used communication to negotiate these contradictions of identity. Implications for the study of parental bereavement, communication, and identity are discussed.


Rural Superintendents: How Do Wyoming Rural Superintendents View And Respond To The Challenges Brought About By External Demands On Their Schools?, Jeanne L. Surface Jan 2008

Rural Superintendents: How Do Wyoming Rural Superintendents View And Respond To The Challenges Brought About By External Demands On Their Schools?, Jeanne L. Surface

Faculty Books and Monographs

Very little is known about how superintendents respond to and view the challenges brought about by increasing external performance demands on their schools. This important study uses a multi-case study format to create portraits of five rural superintendents, the challenges they face, and their responses to those challenges. The participant perceptions were organized into five themes: declining enrollment, isolation, board and community relations, celebrated accomplishments, and rural schools in contrast with urban or suburban schools. The superintendents were most proud of changes they had made to improve instruction in their districts. They spoke of challenges with bringing professional development to …


Communication And The Knowable Community, Bonnie Brennen Jan 2008

Communication And The Knowable Community, Bonnie Brennen

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

This essay draws on Raymond Williams's concept of a knowable community in an effort to understand the myriad of connections that exist between individuals and society. Williams, who sees communication and community as synonymous, suggests that a knowable community may ultimately emerge through the process of communication and that in the discovery of connections between individuals and society, an understanding of historically specific patterns may be shown. This essay also discusses an oral history project with journalists who worked for Gannett in the 1960s as an example of an emerging knowable community that questioned traditional notions of community and challenged …


Brothers & Sisters: A New Impetus For Social Construction And Its Impact On Traditional Cultivation Analysis, Scott Elmore Jan 2008

Brothers & Sisters: A New Impetus For Social Construction And Its Impact On Traditional Cultivation Analysis, Scott Elmore

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Scholars recognize television's ability to influence culture. According to Gerbner, television creates socially constructed realities through the cultivation of its viewers. Television is designed to satisfy the diverse needs of large audiences. The mainstream messages conveyed via television have power to alter perceptions and change culture. Gerbner's theory was constructed from the analysis of crime dramas with single plot lines. Using the ABC television program Brothers & Sisters, this thesis explores the theoretical implications dramas with multiple plot lines have on traditional notions of cultivation theory. Through a content analysis and focus groups, evidence was acquired to suggest that cultivation …


Enriching Or Depleting: An Investigation Of Communication And Behavior Within The Family Business, Joyceia Marie Banner Jan 2008

Enriching Or Depleting: An Investigation Of Communication And Behavior Within The Family Business, Joyceia Marie Banner

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Despite the prevalence of family firms, researchers often ignore the significant impact of the family on the business. Thus, if organizational scholars do not account for the family as a variable in their research, they will not account for a significant number of the organizations they purport to understand. The fact that family businesses comprise such a large percentage of organizations proves that the family business context deserves more attention from both organizational and organizational communication scholars. With this in mind, the original intent of this dissertation was to explore the impact of family relationships on communication practices and behaviors …


The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 13 - Dec 6, 2007 Dec 2007

The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 13 - Dec 6, 2007

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 13 - December 6, 2007. 32 pages.


The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 11 - Nov 15, 2007 Nov 2007

The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 11 - Nov 15, 2007

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 11 - November 15, 2007. 28 pages.


The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 10 - Nov 8, 2007 Nov 2007

The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 10 - Nov 8, 2007

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 10 - November 8, 2007. 24 pages.


The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 9 - Nov 1, 2007 Nov 2007

The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 9 - Nov 1, 2007

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 9 - November 1, 2007. 24 pages.


The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 8 - Oct 25, 2007 Oct 2007

The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 8 - Oct 25, 2007

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 8 - October 25, 2007. 24 pages.


The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 7 - Oct 18, 2007 Oct 2007

The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 7 - Oct 18, 2007

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 7 - October 18, 2007. 24 pages.


The Cowl - V. 72 - N. N/A - Oct 11, 2007 Oct 2007

The Cowl - V. 72 - N. N/A - Oct 11, 2007

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number n/a - Winter Sports Preview - October 11, 2007. 8 pages.


The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 6 - Oct 11, 2007 Oct 2007

The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 6 - Oct 11, 2007

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 6 - October 11, 2007. 24 pages.


The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 4 - Oct 4, 2007 Oct 2007

The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 4 - Oct 4, 2007

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 4 - October 4, 2007. 24 pages.