Examines how the Asian American movement directly and indirectly enters into the process of reconceptualization which enables many who are only marginally a part of the majority communications net to become more fully integrated. (Author/AM)

Despite the fact that the majority of the world's population speaks mother tongues other than English, about a third of their number use English as a second or an alternative official or commercial language. English is also the language of available information, of international communication (such as air- and sea-speak), and of computer…

Analyzes the expectation that a group subjected to organization development interventions will behave differently in the work setting from a group not subjected to such interventions, predicting that the differences will be attributable to interdependency awareness in the intervened group. (Author/JM)

Analyzes the problems facing Malaysian universities wishing to develop college programs in journalism and mass communications. (RB)

Demonstrates the need for cultural relativity in avoiding stereotyped reactions to the language of the lower-class black child. Appears in "The Florida FL Reporter special anthology issue, "Linguistic-Cultural Differences and American Education. The central portion of this essay is part of the opening argument of the author's forthcoming book…

Counsel on ways to overcome communications blocks. (Editor)

At a meeting of the National Committee for Community and School Relations, plans are made to get the word to those who should know. (Editor)

Communication between students is as important to students' learning as is communication between teacher and student. (IR)

Specific areas in higher education where congressional and administrative emphases are changing and where improved academic communications could clarify the Federal role. (Editor/IR)

Discusses the development of several self-report measures of communication apprehension; included are lists of the test items employed. (SW)

The use of communication boards with teachers by seven nonspeaking, nonambulatory, severely mentally retarded students in a residential classroom setting was studied. Analysis of videotaped nonspeaking student-teacher interactions revealed that these students rarely used their communication boards despite their severe inability to convey messages…