Argues that secondary communication courses are a likely and promising forum for peace education. Offers ideas for content development. (PD)

A course at California State University, Northridge, titled Applied Organizational Communication, allows students to apply their understanding of group and organizational communication theory to an actual situation and then in turn to analyze the observations in the organization in terms of those theories. The class forms a simulated organization…

Advocates the integration of media studies into a liberal education to promote inquiry into the role of communication media systems in the information age. Describes a media law course which widened its scope to include perspectives such as the relationship among law, the media, and social life. (SR)

Designed to give directors and teachers of the basic communication course new ideas, increased enthusiasm, and an easier work load, this course segment is in three major parts. Part 1 discusses course administration, including direction, design, and administration. Chapters in part one are: (1) Economics of the College Basic Communication Course;…

Designed to guide teachers in selecting classroom materials for introductory high school or college courses in interpersonal communication, this annotated bibliography lists and describes 20 general texts and instructional resource materials on the subject. Texts, most of which include instructors' manuals, range in date of publication from 1984…