Discusses outcomes assessment. Describes the Boise State Project, a comprehensive outcomes assessment study of alumni of the Department of Communication spanning a 20-year period, 1970-1989. Discusses conceptualization and design, methodology, analysis of data, general survey findings, and conclusions. (SR)

Analyzes the author's index in the 1992 "Index to Journals in Communication Studies" to answer research questions regarding the productivity of female scholars in the field. Presents a list of the top 25 scholars as well as information on where they publish, where they teach, and from where and when they received their degrees. (SR)

Investigates the effect of parental advisory labels (on album covers) on the music taste and preference of adolescent students 12 to 15 years old. Finds that labeled music was liked less than unlabeled music. (SR)

Explores the factor structure underlying communication behaviors in employment interviews, and the effects of interviewer gender and age. Reveals six dimensions of influential communication factors: resourcefulness, written credentials, support for arguments, social attributes, comportment, and style. (SR)

Argues that scientists intending to be revolutionary face certain rhetorical constraints, which contain contradictory requirements and force a rhetorical paradox on the would-be revolutionaries. Examines the nature of this paradox and the available resolutions to it. (SR)

Responds to an article in the same issue regarding research methods for conversational cognition. Reviews goals and methods of cognitive science, provides a model of conversation that contrasts the interests of cognitive science and communication, summarizes research on conversation that serves both fields, and contrasts that with the research…

Surveys chief executive officers in small companies regarding employment interviews. Discusses their views on appearances of job applicants, beginnings of job interviews, contents of interviews, and closings of interviews. (SR)

Reviews literature published in education and communication from 1983 to 1990 relating teacher behavior to teacher effectiveness. Pays special attention to the methods and procedures utilized to test theory that guides effective teacher behavior research. Integrates research from education and communication. (SR)

Examines the relative persuasiveness of statistical evidence versus report evidence while controlling for the effect of vividness. Finds that, when report evidence takes the form of a story, statistical evidence is more persuasive after a two-day delay and, when bolstered by vividness, after a one-week delay. (SR)

Reviews some of the legal responsibilities of public relations practitioners in the preparation of press releases. Discusses legal criteria for judging the fraudulence of press releases and discusses the timeframe for fraudulent action. Concludes with lessons that practitioners need to understand. (SR)

Uses the 1986 Supreme Court decision "Bowers v. Hardwick" to examine the uses of "conceptual segregation" in legal discourse. Identifies the exclusionary rhetoric in the majority opinion, and evaluates the persuasive force of the dissenting opinion. Concludes that opposing conceptual segregation requires that arguments be…

Analyzes 12 Utah Supreme Court cases. Finds that syllogistic objectivity was prevalent but that dialectical objectivity could be facilitated by legal requirements or judicial involvement. Finds that judicial involvement could be facilitated by publicity, the importance of the legal issue, and/or an appointment system of judge selection. (SR)

Assesses the related effects of anticipated future interaction and different communication media (computer-mediated versus face-to-face communication) on the communication of relational intimacy and composure. Shows that the assignment of long-term versus short-term partnerships has a larger impact on anticipated future interaction reported by…

Identifies individuals' patterns of change in behavioral approach for a single conflict along three orthogonal dimensions: attention to own-view, attention to other-view, and relational disruptiveness. Identifies general patterns of changes in individuals' conflict behaviors. (SR)

Finds that greater emphasis on communication-related descriptors in individuals interpersonal construct systems was negatively associated with assessments of the decision-making process and task discussion of six hospice interdisciplinary teams. Shows that team members whose construct systems emphasized following conversation rules evaluated the…