Civility In Contexts: Examining Civility in Educational, Social, and Organizational Milieux

Session Submission Type: Paper Session

Abstract

This panel addresses the following question from a variety of viewpoints: How does the context in which civility occurs affect the perceptions, behaviors, and outcomes associated with civil behaviors? Each panelist will present information that endeavors to explain more about the current state of civility in these contexts in order to create a broader understanding of this important communication construct.

Sub Unit

• NCA Educational Policies Board

Chairs

• Carolyn Prentice, University of South Dakota

• Lynn Disbrow, Wright State Univ

Individual Presentations

• Civility in Context: Striving to Create a Charter School on the Northside - Pat Arneson, Duquesne University

• Civility in Organizational Communication: Is it Necessary or Nice? - Rod Troester, Penn State University, Behrend

• Civility and the Community College Student: Perceptions, Poverty, and Possibilities - Marla Chisholm, Del Mar College; Lynn Disbrow, Wright State Univ; Carolyn Prentice, University of South Dakota

Session Organizer

• Bonnie Jefferson, Boston College