Socially Constructing Communication

the long version

The idea for this book originated at NCA's summer institute Catching Ourselves in the Act: A Collaborative Planning Session to Enrich our Discipline through Social Construction Approaches. The conference provided the opportunity to interact with like-minded others to discuss how social construction approaches influence, or should influence, our work. Another goal for the conference and for the book is to promote social construction approaches within the discipline. When we teach, how can we best clarify the social construction principles we believe in, and how can we convey the passion we feel for this approach. This book hopes to extend the conversation about social construction approaches and to invite others to participate in that conversation.