SOCIAL SCIENCE / Communication Theory

Current paper · Semantic Scholar

Social competence in early childhood predicts long-term academic achievement, emotional well-being, and interpersonal success. This study examines how parental communication patterns shape the social competence of preschoolers in Malaysian KEMAS preschools. Guided by Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory (2005) and Family Communication Patterns Theory (Koerner & Fitzpatrick, 2002), a qualitative phenomenologica…

Reference · Wikidata

scientific article published on 01 July 1952

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

Information theory is the mathematical study of the quantification, storage, and communication of a particular type of mathematically defined information. The field was established and formalized by Claude Shannon in the 1940s, though early contributions were made in the 1920s through the works of Harry Nyquist and Ralph Hartley.

Book · DOAB

Given the urgency of environmental problems, how we communicate about our ecological relations is crucial. Environmental Communication Pedagogy and Practice is concerned with ways to help learners effectively navigate and consciously contribute to the communication shaping our environmental present and future. The book brings together international educators working from a variety of perspectives to engage both theo…

Full text · Open Library

Influence, the classic book on persuasion, explains the psychology of why people say "yes"—and how to apply these understandings. Dr. Robert Cialdini is the seminal expert in the rapidly expanding field of influence and persuasion. His thirty-five years of rigorous, evidence-based research along with a three-year program of study on what moves people to change behavior has resulted in this highly acclaimed book. …

Image · DPLA

Due to the growing concern of the global climate change crisis and young adults responding to this crisis in large numbers by engaging in public-sphere environmental actions, this study seeks to more deeply understand motivations and barriers of this young population to engage in environmental action. Using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) framework, which uses attitudes, social norms and perceived behavioral co…