Several new factors in the governance and finance of education as a consequence of desegregation litigation have increased confusion over accountability. However, options are available for school districts and state government to exercise leadership, reduce the need for active court and federal involvement, and exercise control over their own…

Shows how business letter writers at an inservice workshop improved their skills by ovserving their own writings from the viewpoint of others and by making their styles more flexible. (RL)

Discusses the prevalence of "black" nonverbal behavior patterns among black and white adolescents alike and suggests that educators must learn to understand those nonverbal patterns in order to distinguish cues of active hostility from other types of behavior. (JG)

A model plan is needed for the development of an effective and functional communication network between educators and health professionals designed to be applicable to the needs of numerous communities and children in public school. (JD)

Discusses executives' behaviors that create both defensive and supportive climates for workers, indicating ways in which transactional analysis can be used to interpret these behaviors and their effects. (RL)

An examination of numerous factors sheds light upon possible contributing factors in the weakening working relationships of colleges of education and the public schools. Viewing the situation as an important challenge as well as a problem which can be solved. The author raises several options for amelioration. (Author)

English language study should be introduced into the social work curriculum since various social judgments people make about each other on the basis of dialectal differences may interfere with communication between social workers and their clients, coworkers, or the general community. (Author/LBH)

Discusses the social and linguistic problems of children living in Sweden who have at least one Italian immigrant parent. (CFM)

This study analyzes videotaped conversations between various family members of a child with cerebral palsy and medical professionals. The conversations are examined for information elaboration and condensation, information negotiation, as well as methodological benefits. The medical interviews elicited new information in various contexts and…

Investigates whether first- and fourth-grade children vary their production of redundant messages (saying more than the minimal necessary to be informative) as a function of sharing common experience with a listener. (HOD)

College and universities are failing to prepare the young for the responsibilities of marriage and the family. Major problems of the young on the way to marriage relate to false expectations, inability to communicate, permanent commitment, and money management. How higher education can meet this challenge is discussed. (RM)

Discusses communication by objectives, a strategy that extends management by objectives techniques into the area of communication to strengthen ties between decision making and decision communicating. Discusses its classroom application. (FL)

The history of distrust between vocational education and the Department of Labor manpower programs and the results of a national survey of CETA programs are reviewed. It is recommended that lines of communication be kept open, that differences and similarities between the programs be recognized, and that coordination be improved. (AJ)

This essay is a propositional analysis of the literature on the interrelationship of communicator style and gender as evidenced in the organizational setting. Pavitt's (1989) notion of the prototype is extended to the realm of organizational communication in developing five propositions: (1) the prototype of the effective manager is more likely to…

This book provides a guide for those who realize the importance and necessity of proactively countering the negative while, at the same time, making sure that the positive is heard about public education. When people promote schools, they are promoting and reaffirming the efforts and importance of children and those who have dedicated their lives…