Found that particular college of undergraduate degree was a predictor of problems in orientation, academics, social-personal living-dining, student-activities and placement areas for Nigerian students. Except in the area of finance, undergraduate respondents reported more problems than graduate respondents. (Author)

School board service can have detrimental effects on members' personal lives. The most frequent and pervasive problems faced by board members are lack of time, loneliness, stress, alienation from community life, abuse, and fatigue. Problem-solving tips are offered. (Author/MLF)

College librarians do not always find the characteristics they wish their teaching and administrative colleagues to have: a genuine understanding of the library's mission in higher education; a clearer recognition of the professional librarian's craft and acceptance as a peer; and a reliable flow of communication and consultation. (Author/MSE)

Marital adjustment of graduate students was examined in terms of (a) student status of spouse; (b) gender; (c) age; and (d) duration of marriage. Marital adjustment of students whose partners were also engaged in studies was significantly higher than that of students whose partners were not engaged in studies. (Author)

Explains cultural transition as a process of personal change. Identifies the elements of expressive response and develops a model illustrating the relationship between patterns of adaptation and transformative symbolic activity. Suggests activities to accomplish cultural integration and discusses the implications of this conceptual framework for…

Reports the simulation of sensory and mobility problems of older adults as an effective training model when combined with a number of roles and scenarios. Discusses the application of the training model in work with geriatric health professionals. (Author)

Measured the attitudes toward the elderly and toward mental illness and ways of evoking attitude change using persuasive communication and autotelic inquiry treatment. No differences were found in attitudes toward old people but a difference in opinions about mental illness was found in autotelic-inquiry subjects. (Author)

Discusses failure of the civil war prison at Andersonville in terms of administrative problems. Failure is blamed on lack of clear channels of authority and communications. Correction of these organizational problems laid the groundwork for a system that would meet its goals. A flowchart is presented. (JAC)

Characterizes several types of quiet children and their communication problems. Offers suggestions for classroom teachers on ways to help and avoid hurting these students. (JMF)

Suggests it is more valid to teach business students when it is and is not appropriate to use "commercialese" (stock phrases commonly used in business letters), than to launch a head-on attack on it. (GT)

Weekly letter writing between a teacher and her students opened communication lines, increased interpersonal awareness, provided positive feedback, and, indirectly, developed specific writing skills. (Examples of students' letters and the teacher's replies are included.) (RL)

A study was carried out to compare the degree of intelligibility between native and non-native varieties of educated English. (CFM)

The writer, an individual with progressive hearing loss, describes the isolation and powerlessness experienced by people with hearing loss and comments on the great value that participation in the arts and art education can have in moderating this isolation and empowering individuals to find their own identity. (DB)

This article highlights the fact that to date, emphasis has been upon promotion of the expressive communication skills of a person with a learning disability and challenging behavior. It is suggested that practitioners need to pay closer attention to the neglected and largely unmet need of receptive communication difficulties. (Contains…

Describes the use of a Web-based learning environment for practice teaching at the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). Topics include overcoming communication problems between student teachers and between students and instructors; participation rates; and the Program Khas Pensiswazahan Guru (PKPG) program, an inservice course for nongraduate…