From the dialogic to the contemplative: A conceptual and empirical rethinking of online communication outcomes as verbing micro-practices

Ethics and Information Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 265-278

  Schaefer, David J ^a   Dervin, Brenda ^b  

^a FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBENVILLE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consensus; Dialogue; Dissensus; Electronic public spheres; Habermas; Micro practices; Sense making methodology; Verbing

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; DIALOGUE; DISSENSUS; HABERMAS; MICRO-PRACTICES; SENSEMAKING; VERBING;

COMMUNICATION;

SPHERES;

EID: 70350655558     PISSN: 13881957     EISSN: 15728439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10676-009-9206-x     Document Type: Article

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