Analyzes fourteen conversations generated by five black children, ages six to eleven, from a lower socioeconomic group in Washington, D. C., which were recorded and transcribed in various settings involving adults of different races as interviewers. (JM)

Third and final article in a series by the author; see also "Elementary English, vol. 46, no. 7 (November 1969), 886-94 and vol. 46, no. 8 (December 1969), 1021-30. (RD)

Revised version of paper appearing in: F. Williams (editor), Language and Poverty: Perspectives on a Theme," Chicago, Markham, 1970. Interprets differences in child language associated with class as a systematic difference in choice of linguistic options as a function of the situation as perceived by the child. (JM)

Investigated the effects of inconsistency between counselor's verbal and nonverbal behavior on student perceptions of a counselor as empathic, genuine, and expert. Results indicated that nonverbal behavior increased the impact of a congruent verbal message and altered an accompanying incongruent verbal message in the direction of the nonverbal…

A study showed that mentally retarded children can be taught rather easily to verbalize instructions, suggesting that past difficulty in such training was due more to inadequate procedures than to inherent difficulties related to children's ability to self-instruct. Correspondence between the children's verbal and nonverbal behavior was also…

The problems that educational philosophers face in communicating with: (1) school of education faculty; (2) specialists in other areas of philosophy; and (3) educators and laymen involved in the schools are discussed. Four levels of discourse are proposed; the importance of tailoring abstraction level to audience needs is stressed. (PP)

Describes glossynography, an experimental teaching technique used at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in Rochester, New York. The technique allows printed words to be presented synchronously with sound to hearing impaired students using a video computer terminal, floppy disk reproducer, and audiocassette player. (JJD)

Developed and tested a theoretical model of qualitative dimensions in relationships of older parents and adult children. Assessed the impact of these dimensions on the personal and family adjustment of the aged member. The strongest predictor of the dependent variable, the psychological well-being of older parents, was health. (Author/RC)

Describes experiences in assisting native management trainers in Bahrain improve management training programs. Discusses characteristics of people and organizations, program design, relationships with resident trainers, training preferences and learning styles of managers, and language and communication. (RC)