This document contains speeches, panel discussions, and audience reactions from a seminar on school-community relations. The material is designed to broaden the understanding of superintendents, central office administrators, and public information personnel on the importance of soundly conceived programs for school-community relations. (JF)

Communication effectiveness and its dependence on factors of leadership behavior, leader background, organizational structure, and organizational age in Illinois Public Junior Colleges are the concerns of this study. Data were obtained through questionnaires sent to full-time faculty members and institutional administrators in the Illinois 2-year…

This paper describes a training program for communication consultants in a school district, and presents an evaluation of the effects of the program on participants. A 2-week laboratory provided an opportunity for the 23 trainees to practice diagnosing and intervening into team organizational processes and to try out exercises and techniques that…

To investigate the development of prevocational behavior in adolescents enrolled in schools for the deaf, and to determine some of the major variables related to the prevocational behavior of deaf adolescents, 240 students from four schools for the deaf were studied. Information required for the study was obtained in three ways: a personal data…

In May 1968, President Johnson called upon the White House Fellows Association to develop a plan for bringing outstanding college students to Washington for a series of seminars with government leaders on key issues of the times. The resulting study revealed that communications channels between the federal government and students in the US were…

The Sequential Analysis of Verbal Interaction (SAVI) categorizes verbal behavior in terms of approach or avoidance of the problem of communication. It reflects both verbal and nonverbal interaction and treats all verbal behavior as problem-solving behavior. Chapter One describes the theoretical assumptions and framework of the system. Chapters Two…

Nine group exercises for developing organizational skills and personal and interpersonal insight in inner city teachers are presented. The exercises, which consist of rationale and instructions for the user, are devoted to developing an understanding of verbal communication; investigating the roles of a helper, of a white counselor and black…

Two laboratory experiments are reported which describe the effects of the presence of a neutral in a communication network during the resolution of differences of opinion between two persons. The presence of a neutral was found to be associated with increased resistance to persuasion, increased number of messages between parties, and increased…

John Hancock Life Insurance Company and Boston University sponsored a symposium on the new media and public communication. The keynote address by Frank Shakespeare was on the unconscious bias of network news. Three speakers discussed citizen access to information and television channels with reference to First Amendment rights and FCC regulations.…

This paper reports one attempt to study and work toward the resolution of conflict in an inner city school. Specifically, this investigation was concerned with resolving conflict between students and teachers in an urban school by attempting to: (1) establish effective communication between these groups; and (2) improve understanding so that…

The document delineates competencies for certification in the state of Washington for a Communication Disorders Specialist, who provides diagnostic (evaluative), therapeutic (habilitative), and consultative services for individuals handicapped by disorders of language, speech, and/or hearing. The guidelines and standards establish a framework for…

If a course using computer-assisted instruction (CAI) is to follow the author's philosophy and design, it is important that communication between author and coder be explicit. Here, a set of definitions and flowcharts are presented which allow an author to describe precisely to the coder alternate choices which a student using the program may…

Three assumptions underlie this book: that there is a crisis in communication in our time, that free communication between experts and the people is vital to the health of a democratic society, and that government is one of many agencies in our society which have immediate moral responsibility for action. The book explores one facet of this…

Two groups of parents of emotionally disturbed children (age range 5 to 11 years) received different forms of communication problems workshop training. One group focused on the parent child relationship alone. The other focused on both the parent child relationship and on the marital relationship or status. Results of pre- and posttesting…

AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE OF THE ARTICULATION GAP WHICH RESULTS FROM THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS OF FIRST-YEAR COURSES, AND FROM A LACK OF AGREEMENT ABOUT THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF CHEMISTRY COURSES AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL. ELIMINATION OF THIS GAP WAS CONSIDERED BY THE…