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Peer reviewedMichel, George J. – Journal of School Leadership, 1991
School communications are becoming increasingly sensitive and complex. Although research identifies several purposes for communications, there is little agreement on a common definition or best methods to increase effectiveness. This article explores communication methods currently being used by South Carolina superintendents and implications of…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Organizational Communication, Parent Participation
Peer reviewedKim, Min-Sun – Human Communication Research, 1994
Investigates how cultural groups differ in the relative importance they attach to conversational constraints. Suggests that the perceived importance of clarity is higher in the more individualistic cultures but that the perceived importance of avoiding hurting the hearer's feelings and of minimizing imposition is higher in the more collectivistic…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Download full textNeer, Michael R.; Kircher, W. Faye – 1989
A study tested a delivery skills method of instruction for reducing public speaking anxiety. Subjects were 59 male and 71 female undergraduates (ranging in age from 17-49) enrolled in a basic public speaking course at a midwestern university during the 1986-87 academic year. The Personal Report of Public Speaking Apprehension (PRPSA) which…
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Communication Problems, Communication Research, Communication Skills
Aitken, Joan E. – 1989
Instructional applications of Q methodology (a set of procedures that can be used in studying the subjective nature of things) provide a means for teaching communication skills, analyzing thinking patterns, making comparative analyses, and structuring intrapersonal processes. Taking the best from quantitative and qualitative research methods,…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Higher Education, Humanities Instruction, Interpersonal Communication
Ingwersen, Peter – International Forum on Information and Documentation, 1994
Outlines principles underlying the theory of polyrepresentation as it applies to user cognitive space and information space of information retrieval (IR) systems. A discussion and diagram illustrate the interactive communication that takes place between users and IR systems in order to complete work tasks such as retrieving full text information.…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research
Peer reviewedBrashers, Dale E.; Haas, Stephen M.; Klingle, Renee S.; Neidig, Judith L. – Human Communication Research, 2000
Describes parallel persuasive processes between social or political activism and personal self-advocacy in a study of AIDS activism and communication patterns between people with HIV or AIDS and health care personnel. Encourages greater patient education about the illness and treatment options. Promotes a more assertive stance toward health care,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research, Higher Education
