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8:00am-8:30am:

REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
A chance to meet new and old colleagues

8:30am-8:45am:

WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS
John Monsma, Vincent Bloom

8:45am-9:15am:

OPENING ADDRESS: "THE COMMISSION ON FAMILY COMMUNICATION: A FIVE YEAR REVIEW AND A FUTURE PERSPECTIVE"
Kathleen Galvin, Northwestern University; Chair, Commission on Family Communication

9:15am-10:30am:

MULTIPLE METHODS FOR STUDYING FAMILIES
"Overview of Family Communication Research: Complexities and Multi-faceted Characteristics." Gail Whitchurch, IUPUI

"The Use of the Quantitative Paradigm in Family Research: Assumptions and Limitations." Kathryn French, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

"The Use of the Qualitative Paradigm in Family Research: Assumptions and Limitations." Fran Dickson, University of Denver; Sherilyn Marrow Ferguson, University of Northern Colorado

"Syncretism of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Paradigms: The Case for Methodological Triangulation." H. Paul LeBlanc III, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

"Practical Considerations for Multi-Method/Multi-Methodological Approaches to Family Research." Douglas L. Kelley, Arizona State University West

10:30am-10:45am:

BREAK

10:45am-11:45am:

FAMILY TYPES: REVIEWING AND INTEGRATING RESEARCH INTO THE FAMILY CLASSROOM
"Approaches to Teaching Family Forms in the Urban Environment." Mary Banski, University of Houston

"Single-parent Families: Separating Rumor from Reality." Marcia Dixson, IUPU-Fort Wayne

"Blended Families: Are They the New, "Real" American Family?" Maureen Keeley, Southwestern Texas State University

"Family Communication Education and African American Families." Thomas J. Socha, Old Dominion University

"Surveying the Literature on Homosexual Families." Lynn H. Turner, Marquette University

"Teaching Family Types: Pedagogy and Application." Roberta Davilla, University of Northern Iowa

11:45am-1:15pm:

LUNCH
Presenters of papers and authors of current texts will host tables and facilitate discussion on relevant issues

1:30pm-2:30pm:

INNOVATION AND RISK-TAKING IN FAMILY COMMUNICATION PEDAGOGY
"Seeing Through Film: Cinema as Inquiry and Pedagogy." Lisa M. Tillman and Arthur Bochner, University of South Florida

"'Getting Some Experiential Meat Onto Those Cognitive Bones': Performance as Inquiry and Pedagogy." Amber E. Kinser, Purdue University and Bernard F. Downs, University of South Florida

"Striking A Chord with Students: Using Songs to Probe Relational Communication.' Mary F. Keehner and William K. Rawlins, Purdue University

2:30pm-2:45pm:

BREAK

2:45pm-3:45pm:

ROUND TABLE SEMINARS
(Participants can choose to participate in the topic of their choice)
"Where Are We Going with Theory/Research?" Paul Yelsma, Western Michigan University, Chair

"Where Are We Going with Pedagogy?" April Chatham-Carpenter, University of Northern Iowa, Chair

"Public Service Projects in Family Communication" Vince Bloom, CSU-Fresno, Chair

"What Services Should the CFC Provide?" Nancy Buerkel-Rothfuss, Central Michigan University, Chair

"Multicultural Issues in Family Communication" John Monsma, Northern Arizona University, Chair

"Designing an Academic/Professional Program of Study in Family Communication" Bernard Brommel, Northeastern Illinois University, Chair

3:45pm-4:00pm:

CONCLUDING ADDRESS: "FORWARD!!"
Douglas L. Kelley, Arizona State University West; Vice-Chair, Commission on Family Communication