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Theory and Measurement in Marital Communication Training Programs.
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Schumm, Walter R. – Family Relations, 1983
Discusses the need for better integration of theory and measurement in the design and evaluation of marital communication skills training programs. Recommendations are presented for the use of self-report measures of marital communication and the evaluation of the family theory used in program design. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Counseling Theories, Evaluation Methods, Interpersonal Competence
The McMaster Family Assessment Device.
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Epstein, Nathan B.; And Others – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1983
Describes the McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD), a newly developed questionnaire designed to evaluate families according to the McMaster Model of Family Functioning. Discusses the procedures used to develop the FAD and presents scale means and scale reliabilities from a sample of 503 individuals. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Counseling Techniques, Evaluation Methods, Family (Sociological Unit)
Effective Institutional Communication.
Rogers, Donald P. – New Directions for Institutional Advancement, 1978
Variables for effective communication in institutions of higher education are identified. Described are basic principles of communication, the variety of available forms of institutional communication and their purposes, and some indicators of their effectiveness. (JMF)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrators, College Administration, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Short Texts to Explain Problem-Solution Structures--And Vice Versa. An Analytical Study of English Prose to Show the Relationship between Clear Writing and Clear Thinking.
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Jordan, Michael P. – Instructional Science, 1980
This discussion of information structures in written texts describes how linguistic analysis of short published reports leads to the presentation of an algorithm that depicts the problem-solving process in terms of a series of evaluative questions. (Author/CHC)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Bibliographies, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills
Basic Considerations in Interviewing Children.
Jennings, Rick L. – 1982
This manual summarizes and highlights basic considerations in interviewing children. The relationship between interviewing for data collection and interviewing within the counseling or psychotherapeutic context is discussed. The Interviewer's Functional Checklist is presented to provide a method for self-evaluating interviewer behavior, and for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Children, Communication Skills
Description and Analysis in Classroom Talk and Interaction.
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Baker, Carolyn D. – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 1992
Examines the descriptive and analytical work of students and teachers through classroom talk and interaction, using information from audiotaped classroom activities to identify classroom members' work. The article discusses the organization of classroom knowledge, relationships, and order, noting relationships between descriptive and analytic work…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills