SOUTHERN COMMUNITIES ARE IN A PERIOD OF TRANSITION TOWARD AN INTEGRATED SOCIETY. IT IS THE CHOICE OF EVERY COMMUNITY WHETHER OR NOT THIS TRANSITION WILL EVOLVE PEACEFULLY OR WHETHER IT WILL BE RESISTED WITH VIOLENT AND TRAGIC RESULTS. IF THE DECISION FOR A PEACEFUL TRANSITION IS MADE, EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL TECHNIQUES, EXPERIENCES, AND EFFORTS IN…

This paper discusses speech communication's expansion as a discipline and its relation to the rest of the humanities. Focusing on the interpretation of literature, a speech communication course that relates to several other fields of study, the paper stresses the individual development that can occur through the experiences offered by the study of…

The purpose of this training module is to assist participants in acquiring high-level basic counseling skills. Specifically, trainees will master those skills crucial to the four Carkhuff stages of basic helping. The ultimate purpose is to help counselors involved in Manpower Programs upgrade their interpersonal human relations/basic counseling…

An evaluation was made of computer assisted instruction on human relations skills implemented on the PLATO IV computer system. These materials had been devised for use by company commanders (CCs) at Naval Recruit Training Commands (RTCs). A substantial improvement on the part of CCs, and recruits of CCs undergoing this instruction, was found.…

This document describes a program to improve the leadership skills of school supervisors. The emphasis is upon effective communication. Training sessions involve small groups. Each participant has the opportunity to play the role of teacher and supervisor in a short teaching session which is videotaped. Immediately following the session, feedback…

This document is an instructional module package prepared in objective form for use by an instructor familiar with public relations aspects of water and wastewater treatment plant management. Included are objectives, instructor guides, student handouts, and transparency masters. The module is divided into three sub-modules addressing customer…

A four-day workshop dealing with problems related to human sexuality and relationship counseling followed the assumption that impact and desensitization at the personal level increases the participants' ability to apply the material covered to their particular counseling setting. Initially, desensitization was facilitated through the use of…

Three potentially useful perspectives for the scientific development of human communication theory are the law model, the systems approach, and the rules paradigm. It is the purpose of this paper to indicate the utility of the systems approach. The first section of this paper provides a brief account of the systems view of the world. Outlined in…

It is argued that the structural and process models of human communication systems can be derived from the same data, and that communication systems can be described in terms of certain basic parameters; these parameters, in turn, provide a taxonomy of system types. The applicable empirical research data is reviewed to make statements about the…

Written for teachers and students who expect to work with people in any field of human relationships and services, the document presents an anthology of vignettes on learning and aging. In addition to the author's vignettes are those of many others, chosen by a panel of 54 reader-judges consisting of students, professionals, and elderly people.…

This paper is intended to be a selective and expository review of the interpersonal interaction literature as it relates to classroom situations. The paper is limited in scope to those theoretical works that have been most heuristic for further research and those empirical studies that tested or in some way reflected upon the dimensions of the…

This study reports on the design, formulation, modification, and evaluation of a relatively new type of intergroup intervention--the creation of a "microcosm group" of twelve members from an organization of 250 members. Charged with improving communication among work groups and hierarchical levels, the group was developed and maintained according…

The methodology and design implemented for the Continuing Education/Community Service Projects of the Gerontology Center at Pennsylvania State University was the first attempt to train a diverse body of service providers in aging. Identification of the population for training was a matter of exclusion rather than inclusion, with the direct service…

The tremendous growth of the food service industry has created a need for well-trained employees in the restaurant business. This manual provides material for waiter and waitress training in developing the overall required skills. The course is presented in four major sections: (1) relations-human and customer, (2) sanitation and food handling,…

Prevalent among "third force" and other humanistic psychologists is the assertion that "becoming a person" or "self-actualizing" are desirable goals for individuals and for the human race. Major writers such as Rogers and Maslow and their followers have described the high-level humanizing process and have developed techniques for facilitating…