02657cam a22003492u 45000010008000000030008000080050017000160070014000330080041000470370019000880400036001071000022001432450111001652600068002763000010003445000146003545201250005005330081017506500035018316500033018666500044018996500040019436500037019836500019020206500028020396500033020676500027021006550036021276550033021636550033021968560078022295442413BD-DhUL20161117165329.0he u||024||||831110s1983    xxu ||| b     ||| s eng d  aED246491bERIC  aericdbengcericddMvIdBD-DhUL1 aCegala, Donald J.12aA Research Model for the Study of Interpersonal Communication Competenceh[microform] /cDonald J. Cegala.  a[Washington, D.C.] :bDistributed by ERIC Clearinghouse,c1984.  a14 p.  aERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association (69th, Washington, DC, November 10-13, 1983).5ericd  aThe purpose of this paper is to present a general research model for the study of interpersonal communication competence. The paper summarizes the research background for the model and covers considerations for a general theory of competence. It notes that recently the communication field has shifted in emphasis from concerns of public speaking competence to research and theory about competence in small groups, organizational settings, the family, and interpersonal settings. It explains that there is a lack of consensus about a general theory of competence, and therefore, little to guide researchers in selecting and evaluating dimensions of communicative competence. The paper finds that the literature consists of numerous proposed dimensions, but that few of these have undergone rigorous assessment and evaluation. In noting considerations for a general theory, it advocates combining knowledge of how to behave with actual performance in order to distinguish competence, and argues that competence also implies standards of appropriateness and effectiveness. The paper then describes a study that used the model to collect data on interaction involvement, concluding that the model reveals the utility of pursuing such studies. (CRH)  aMicrofiche.b[Washington D.C.]:cERIC Clearinghouseemicrofiches : positive.17aCommunication Research.2ericd17aCommunication Skills.2ericd17aCommunication (Thought Transfer)2ericd07aInterpersonal Communication.2ericd17aInterpersonal Competence.2ericd17aModels.2ericd07aResearch Design.2ericd17aResearch Methodology.2ericd07aResearch Needs.2ericd 7aSpeeches/Meeting Papers.2ericd 7aReports, Descriptive.2ericd 7aInformation Analyses.2ericd41uhttp://www.eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED246491