Conduit Metaphor (Conduit Model of Communication) (Michael Reddy, 1970s) – a model of human communication that frames it as a three-step process by which (1) the sender puts thought-objects into word-containers and then (2) shunts those words to a receiver (through some manner of conduit), who (3) extracts the meaning from the word-containers. So framed, all efforts at communication are understood to entail some developmental of miscommunication. Associated constructs include:
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Davis, B., & Francis, K. (2023). “Conduit Metaphor (Conduit Model of Communication)” in Discourses on Learning in Education. https://learningdiscourses.com.
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