Maintains that linguists and educators sincerely interested in black education should concentrate on devising a performance instrument to measure the degree of command of the style of any given Black English speaker rather than on establishing linguistic remediation programs to correct a non-existent remediation. (Author)

Better communication between higher education institutions and the public will restore the public's faith in education. (PG)

The quickest way for higher education to gain public confidence is to gain a little greater public understanding of its legitimate mission. (Author)

Observation of several community-school groups in Boston has led the authors to conclude that most of these groups are small, weak, and vulnerable to internal disruption; their impact on the substance of education has been thus far slight. (DM)

Four mothers of children with a variety of communication disorders received training in behavior change techniques at a 2-day workshop. (Author/GW)

Article describes a university experience of a one-time Palestinian refugee at the American University of Beirut. (ML)

Describes techniques and solutions applicable to student advising and program planning in most school settings. List of annotated references, aids, communication skills questions, example "letter to professor are available from author. (Author)

Discusses a way to teach coherent thought in subjects like history. (Author)

Investigation indicates that perceptual inadequacy must be controlled in studies that utilize ambiguous, novel or nonsense designs in stimulus materials. (Authors)

Article stresses the effect of physical environment on a conference's success or failure. Further research into what constitutes the best setting and how to achieve it is urged. More study is also needed of how individuals at conferences interact with each other and with the physical setting. (PD)

Describes a comprehensive program of school-community communications in a New York State school district leading to community understanding and support for its educational programs. (AN)

This article provides a list of publications evaluated as finalists in the annual School Publications Awards Competition sponsored jointly by School Management and the National School Public Relations Association. Awards for excellence or honorable mention in six categories are noted along with critical comments and recommendations of contest…

Description of a course at the University of California at Los Angeles. (RD)