CMM Theory

Pearce & Cronen

Slide Show Introductory lecture based on Em Griffin, A First Look at Communication theory (3rd ed.), McGraw-Hill, 1997.

Links:

	Notes from a course at Iowa State U.
	Public Dialogue Consortium
	Pearce Associates

Papers:

Application Papers

Suggested Readings:

	Cronen, V. E. (1995). Practical theory and the tasks ahead for social approaches to communication. In W. Leeds-Hurwitz (Ed.), Social approaches to communication (pp. 217-242). New York: Guilford.
	Cronen, V. E. (2001). Practical theory, practical art, and the pragmatic-systemic account of inquiry. Communication Theory, 11, 14-35.
	Pearce, K. A., & Pearce, W. B. (2001). The public dialogue consortium's school-wide dialogue process: A communicative approach to develop citizenship skills and enhance school climate. Communication Theory, 11, 105-123.
	Pearce, W. B., & Pearce, K. A. (2000). Extending the theory of the coordinated management of meaning (CMM) through a community dialogue process. Communication Theory, 10, 405-424.

Related Theories:

	Cybernetics
	Dialogue
	Interactional View
	Practical Theory
	Relational Communication

Updated September 22, 2001