Communication is a dynamic process, an experiment in living where man, as a social animal, endeavors to satisfy his needs and monitor relationships. In so doing, he uses a structured combination of symbols, both verbal and non-verbal, to foster the mutual understanding of messages. However, self-concept and the sum of life experiences mitigate…

The controversy over marijuana continues because of two primary factors: 1) lack of knowledge and understanding among the general public; and 2) failure to deal with society's role in safeguarding the health of the individual and the nation. (Author)

The first part of this report discusses the technical capabilities and evaluates the usefulness of audio, video, and computer-based teleconferencing to date. In addition, face-to-face conferencing is compared to teleconferencing. The second part presents eight scenarios--two for each medium--in which the same cast of characters communicates…

In order to have more utility as constructs, international and intercultural communication must be redefined and interrelated. International communication is any symbolic interaction among people of different nation states. This definition rules out all communication which does not pass across national boundaries, but includes all social messages…

This study helps destroy the myth that structured experiences are only "games" that are used to entertain, to fill time, or to create interest. Results indicate that structured experiences are a very worthwhile approach to reducing communication apprehension (the anxiety that precedes communication). (Author)

Examines the conflict between one group of educators which is calling for a more complete, precise, expanded vocabulary and another group, which is calling for fewer terms and simpler meanings in the development of evaluation terminology. (CMV)

Points out the need for professionals to write in simple English and presents many examples of "windy phrases and gobbledegook." (GW)

Discusses the paradoxes which become evident in the course of outpatient treatment of some adolescents. Describes the resistance to treatment, the nature of therapeutic communication, the handling of countertransference feelings, and the view of the adolescent as victim. Discusses the use of isolation by adolescents and its effect on therapy.…

Proposes a definition of uncertainty useful in organizational communication and demonstrates the applicability of the concept in managing communication problems in a selected manufacturing firm. (MS)

Needing to fill coaching positions without corresponding openings in teaching positions, administrators are forced to hire coaches of varying competencies who do not teach in the building, thereby lessening opportunities for communications. Suggestions for screening, orienting, communicating with and evaluating "off the street" coaches…

The core of geography consists of endeavors that touch base with five core elements: landscape, maps, hypotheses, processes, and models/generalizations. All geographers have common or shared interests whether they be geomorphologists or behavioralists; many of the divisions that characterize the discipline are dysfunctional and unnecessary.…

This study attempted to determine whether behaviors defined as avoidance of communication in clients who were required to come to counseling could be eliminated or reduced through observation of a peer model on videotape. Subjects who viewed modeling showed significantly less avoidance of communication than those in control groups. (Author)

An eighth grade teacher discusses communicating as a risk-taking behavior. Students were asked to respond to the immediate classroom situation, which had been designed to produce tension, by the sole means of writing on the blackboard, and to draw generalizations about all language from that experience. (JB)

Helpful advice to buildings and grounds administrators on how to sell plant operation programs to the college chief administrator. (Author/MF)