This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 22 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) classroom models of the teaching of English; (2) the design, development, and field testing of a technique to measure the effectiveness of adult education instructors in managing their verbal communication of intent when establishing the instructor/learner relationship; (3) precepts of the place of college reading instruction among faculty members in four-year colleges; (4) instructional effects of text structure-based reading strategies on the comprehension of scientific prose; (5) diagnostic reading test interpretation by reading teachers; (6) the effects of inservice reading training on teacher strategies and student performance in an occupational training program; (7) teacher knowledge of spelling research and instructional methods of spelling ability; (8) teacher attitudes toward learning disabled elementary school pupils as related to reading achievement; (9) innovative practices of language arts teachers; (10) factors contributing to teachers' decision making policies associated with effective reading instruction; and (11) principals' knowledge of reading concepts. (FL)