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Dance's Helical Model of Communication

The Helical Model of communication proposed by Frank Dance in 1967 conceptualizes communication as an evolving process similar to a helix, with continuous interactions that accumulate over time from an individual's birth onward. Key aspects of the model include its emphasis on communication as an uninterrupted, additive process that allows for learning and growth. However, some critics argue the model does not qualify as a scientific model due to its lack of systematic variables, relationships between parts, and explanatory power.

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Dance's Helical Model of Communication

The Helical Model of communication proposed by Frank Dance in 1967 conceptualizes communication as an evolving process similar to a helix, with continuous interactions that accumulate over time from an individual's birth onward. Key aspects of the model include its emphasis on communication as an uninterrupted, additive process that allows for learning and growth. However, some critics argue the model does not qualify as a scientific model due to its lack of systematic variables, relationships between parts, and explanatory power.

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Dance Model

Another very important model of


communication is the Helical Model
of communication
Proposed by Frank Dance in 1967.
Dance thought of communication
process similar to helix.

What is Helix
A Helix is nothing but a smooth curve
just like a spring which if goes
upwards also comes downwards. The
Helical model of communication was
designed by Frank Dance keeping the
simple Helix in mind.

Model

Concept of Helical Model of


Communication
Helical model of communication
introduces the concept of time where
continuousness of the
communication process and
relational interactions are very
important.

Proponent of the Dance Helical Model of communication


The main characteristic of helical model of communication
is that it is evolutionary.
According to the Helical model of communication, the
process of communication evolves from the very birth of an
individual and continues till the existing moment. All living
entities start communicating from the very first day of their
origin. When seeds are planted, they convey the message
to the gardener that they need to be watered daily and
should be treated well with fertilizers and manure. When a
plant emerges from the seed it also starts communicating
its need for water, sunlight, manure and fertilizers, thus
supporting the Helical model of communication.

Advantages
It is important to approach models in a spirit of
speculation and intellectual play.
Communication is continuous
Unrepeatable
Additive and accumulative
No break in the action and no fixed beginning
No pure redundancy
Learned and non-repeatable
Evolving process that is always turned inward in
ways that permit learning, growth, and discovery.

May not be a model at all: too few variables.


If judged against conventional scientific standards,
the helix does not fare well as a model. Indeed, some
would claim that it does not meet the requirements of
a model at all. More specifically,
It is not a systematic or formalized mode of
representation.
Neither does it formalize relationships or isolate key
variables.
It describes in the abstract but does not explicitly
explain
Generates Questions, but leaves much unaswered

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