Observing that over the past 10 years two lines of discussion--one emanating from and focusing on the needs of women, the other arising from and related to "mainstream" communication problems--have been carried out simultaneously but have remained separate, this report focuses on the change in women's status with regard to access to the…

A study looked at an agricultural extension project in south India to examine comprehension of the extension team's intentionality by the poorest farmers. Subjects, 50 farmers in the village of Porandla in the state of Andhra Pradesh, were interviewed and measured to see if their knowledge and comprehension approximated a constant across all…

Designed to serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas concerning international and intercultural communication, this annual volume contains articles that cover a variety of topics. The first half of the volume contains seven articles discussing the following: (1) a pragmatic approach to mass media development in three models of developing…