Trainers need to know how to identify and control silence as an important cue in nonverbal communication. A categorization of the types of silence in trainer behavior most frequently observed includes set and closure, wait-time, pause-time, discipline or control, confusion or disorganizational, transitional, humorous, and interactive silence, and…

Employed contextual analysis to examine the meaning of touches reported in daily interaction. Found 18 categories of meanings of touch such as support, appreciation, inclusion, greeting, departure, attention-getting, etc. Discusses results in terms of the nature of tactile communication, comparing results with past research. (PD)

Describes a study in which two nonspeech communication systems were evaluated with respect to their efficacy for use with profoundly retarded nonspeech children. Results show that 53 profoundly retarded children who have failed to acquire expressive linguistic skills can succeed with some alternative nonspeech symbol systems, especially with…

Discusses three principles of effective conflict resolution that can be taught in the classroom: communication occurs in two channels, verbal and nonverbal; certain behaviors or skills employed by mates during conflict resolution have been found to discriminate between happy and unhappy spouses; and marital discussions during conflict have three…

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the role of immediate behaviors on L2 Spanish students when presented with videos exhibiting verbal and nonverbal immediacy in permutations. Six sets of subjects (N = 320) viewed the videos and responded on a seven-step scale of perceived caring and one-item instrument on learning. The results…

This review of literature examines student nonverbal communication and its influence on teachers and their teaching. The review is divided into five sections. The first section explains why we consider this topic to be important, especially for new teachers and their professional development. The second section explains our focus, which is student…

Drum language, gong language, masquerades, and puppet theater, the traditional forms of communication found in Nigerian culture, reflect tensions that exist between oral and literate cultures. Drum language ranges from simple signals to elaborately coded messages and is learned through both formal and informal educational processes. Formal…

Analyzes the function silence performs in personal, social, and political communication, citing numerous examples. (RB)

Paper delivered at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, England, September 20, 1972. (DD)

In this study a significant relationship was found to exist between teachers' philosophy of human nature and nonverbal behavior used by teachers in the classroom. Specifically, high PHN teachers tended to use nonverbal communication of an indirect nature, while low PHN teachers tended to use nonverbal communication of a direct nature. (Author)

Without uttering a sound a teacher can indicate he dislikes papers written with dull pencils, likes poetry, or prefers boy students. Without a single word he can convey that he thinks a student is dumb, smart, pretty, ugly, dirty, or unimportant. And the child gets the message! (Authors)

Research supported by a National Science Foundation grant to the University of Texas. (RS)