Communication specialists have contributions to make to the study of death education and to health professionals in caring for the terminally ill and their survivors. Communication specialists can assist with identifying the communication behaviors associated with "stigma" reactions to death by the patient, the family, and the helping…

This research, although conducted in 1967, investigates whether speech characteristics of an individual have an influence on others' perceptions of how effective the person would be as either a school counselor or a school speech therapist. The research stemmed from assumptions that (1) speech characteristics of the counselor or therapist may well…

Basic to the process of effective communication are the elements of practice and understanding. This paper proposes using a 9- to 10-lesson unit employing the one-point speech as a vehicle for practice prior to a longer, more involved activity. The advantages to this approach are that the student is initiated without being overwhelmed, the skills…

This investigation tested the hypothesis that the probabilistic structure underlying psychotherapy interviews is Markovian. The "goodness of fit" of a first-order Markov chain model to actual therapy interviews was assessed using a x squared test of homogeneity, and by generating by Monte Carlo methods empirical sampling distributions of…

This study investigated the extent of the relationship between the classroom verbal behavior of the cooperating teacher and that of the student teacher to determine if the student teacher imitated the verbal classroom behavior of the cooperating teacher. Thirty-two student teachers and 32 cooperating public secondary school teachers participating…

This pilot study sought to investigate the verbal cooperative behavior of middle class and lower class children when paired with same and opposite SES partners. The subjects were 12 boys and 12 girls ranging in age from 4-1 to 5-4. In the experimental situation, 2 children were seated facing each other across a table. Each of them had five…

An investigation and simulation of the relationships among classroom verbal interaction variables, student attitudes, and achievements constitute the focal points of this study. The investigation aspect of the study uses statistical procedures to identify classroom variables significantly associated with educational outcomes and to determine the…

The study investigated the role of verbal cues in the communication of the self-fulfilling prophecy phenomenon. Specifically, the purpose was to determine the relationship between 1) teachers' verbal cues to students and teachers' prophecies, 2) teachers' verbal cues to students and student achievement, and 3) teachers' prophecies and student…

This research sought to determine the persuasive impact of Toulmin's categories of message development. Specific hypotheses were formulated after a review of the literature related to "backing for the warrant" (evidence), "rebuttal" (two-sided messages), and "qualifier" (message-receiver discrepancy). Results from a…

The findings of this study indicated that induced imagery facilitated correct shape reproduction in 8-year-olds better than induced verbalization. (JMB)

Three linguistically significant dimensions of differences between illocutionary acts are outlined which are said to form the basis of a taxonomy of the fundamental classes of illocutionary acts. Five basic kinds of illoctionary acts are defined. An assessment is made of Austin's classification. (Author/RM)

Verbal interaction with the various segments of school and community is the principal's most time consuming and important activity. This article reports a study of how verbal expression can affect a school's climate. (Editor)

Deals with selected aspects of traditional Amhara verbal behavior from an ethnographic point of view. (CLK)

Studies the effects of evidence in persuasive communication and suggests that the nature of the communication topic may be significantly related to evidence effectiveness and the attitude change process. (MH)

Presents various theories that define the structure of the narrative as a combination of sequences, and as tending to impose order on the universe. (AM)