Shyness clinic groups were offered in a university counseling center. The program focused on anxiety management, assertiveness in social relationships, and development of conversational skills. Participants improved in social skills and ability to manage anxiety. (Author)

Tells how using a hand puppet in classroom interactions helped a quiet and inhibited little girl develop skills and spontaneity in written and oral communication. (GT)

This article discusses the lack of communication between educational theorists and educational practitioners, particularly in the area of administrative principles. (SJL)

The author sees three critical issues facing the architecture field: (1) the communications gap between client and practitioner; (2) humanization of the environment; and (3) financial, spatial, material, and societal constraints. He examines the role of continuing education and professional associations in responding to those challenges, which are…

Discusses the rewards and frustrations of part-time teaching from the viewpoint of an adjunct faculty member. Includes an examination of the forces which separate full- and part-time instructors and a description of the personal rewards which motivate career persons to teach on the side. (JP)

Physical, social, and psychological environments have had substantial impact on the hearing efficiency of youth. During the neonatal, preschool, and school years, environmental factors have exposed youth to auditory damage. School administrators can plan and should implement acoustical measures in the design of their school buildings. (JN)

Educators and publishers (including state departments) need to know the readability and usability of periodicals and non-text materials. On the basis of a research review of the relationship between intended audience reading level and non-text materials readability, author recommends state and federal agencies develop materials which meet the…

Examines samples of language usage from the Australian mass media, pointing to the media's influence on student language and to the need for teaching students how to understand media language usage. (RL)

Identifies and categorizes student perceptions of sexism. Respondents described critical incidents involving sexism and supplied words and phrases, nonverbal behaviors, and media representations which they interpreted as sexist. Hypothesizes about the ways sex of respondent and sex of target affected the number and type of responses. (JMF)

Indicates that the incidence of communication apprehension among the Americans was significantly lower than that among the Japanese but significantly higher than that among the Australians or Koreans. (Author/RL)

The article presents a literature and state-of-the-art review on language training for children with severe communication deficits. (DLS)

This article examines some of the problems often encountered in physician-patient discussions of sexual topics and suggests an approach to solutions based on interviewing techniques. (Author)

Presents a brief review of research literature to indicate problems in using research data and summarizes a study undertaken to determine if a correlation exists between the perceptions of a group of business world authorities and the perceptions of business educators with reference to the abilities being required of clerical personnel "now" and…

By employing an analytic device known as the "dominant interpretive framework," the interactional styles and strategies of two speech-language pathologists in 10 language intervention sessions with children were investigated. Results indicated several systematic patterns of interaction that constrained the ranges of interaction between the…

Discusses the relationship between authority and the interactional practice of teaching. Also reviews the importance of context in understanding how learning is realized through language. Ways to recognize and infuse complexity into school-based practices, concerns about culturally/linguistically diverse students, and the need to avoid a "zero-sum…