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Powers, William G.; Lowry, David N. – 1980
Defining communication fidelity as the communication of ideas by one person in a way that results in the construction of congruent ideas by the recipient of that communication, this paper describes a model of basic communication based on this construct that will provide specific information about communication problems. The paper also discusses…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
St. John, Walter – The Practitioner, 1990
Improving communications between administration and staff members is an urgent, ongoing need. Schools should adopt a communications philosophy in conjunction with continuing communication effectiveness. These evaluations must have clear and understandable objectives, mainly to pinpoint communication strengths and weaknesses. All essential…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Responsibility, Communication Audits, Communication Problems
Vibbert, Steven L. – 1978
Kenneth Burke's 20 ratios permit the rhetorical critic to make very specific statements about the discourse under analysis and open the way for analytic speculation. The ratio method permits the critic to describe and understand the specific qualities of practical ethical dispute. Burkian ratios were employed to analyze the justificatory rhetoric…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Research, Ethics, Evaluation Methods
Rogers, L. Edna; And Others – 1979
The discussions of four family-related topics by 85 married couples were recorded and analyzed to test the validity of an expanded version of the relational communication coding system developed by L. Edna Rogers and Richard V. Farace. The expanded version of the system is based on the implicit intensity continuum that underlies the communication…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Evaluation Methods
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Graham, John L.; Andrews, J. Douglas – Journal of Business Communication, 1987
Presents an inductive, holistic method of analysis of face-to-face communication based on simulated business negotiations between Japanese and American businesspeople. (JC)
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences
Vielhaber, Mary E.; Shubert, J. Janelle – 1984
In the past, many communication consultants have been "speech coaches," who helped clients to organize messages, construct arguments, and deliver speeches. Today, however, the role of communication specialists as management consultants has broadened in scope. To accommodate the demands of this enlarged role, communication consultants…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Business Communication, Communication Problems, Communication Research
Hirsch, Paul M., Ed.; And Others – 1977
Each of the three sections of this book highlights a basic concept in communication research that needs more attention, and includes individual articles that review or apply new methods for the study of social communication. The first part deals with organizational analysis and field studies, and reminds its readers that mass communication is not…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Problems, Communication Research, Conceptual Schemes