Examines what we know and don't know about group leadership and concludes that current metaphors which guide inquiry into leadership are incapable of dealing with the complexity inherent in the phenomenon. Describes and adapts an alternative metaphor, leader as medium, to group communication as relationships. (BH)

Identifies shifts in the speech communication field that include bridging the diversity in communication theory and research, increasing attention to policy implications and technology factors in communication research, etc. (PD)

Evaluation approaches to measuring reliabilty in interaction analysis by (1) presenting criteria for a sound reliability estimate, (2) evaluating currently used tests against these criteria, and (3) discussing application of appropriate tests to interaction data. (PD)

Advocates a strong role for research in graduate study in communication, a variety of research approaches, and particularly, more sophistication in data gathering, measurement, and analysis. (PD)

Investigates the ability of 63 children between five and six years of age to interpret ambiguous messages. Three studies were made into the relationship between children's uncertainty about the correctness of their interpretation of an ambiguous message and their judgment of the quality of that message. (Author/CI)

Investigates the evolution of specific lexical and syntactical clues and the recurrence of various semantic fields in mothers' spontaneous speech to their infants. Content of mothers' speech was related to age in newborn to 10-month-old children. (Author/RH)

Describes and analyzes the agreement rate of judges at the 1984 National Individual Events Tournament. Reveals a low agreement rate (65.22%) among judges; discusses ramifications for forensic education. (PD)

Presents the growing emphasis on professionalism in English as a reflection of negative entropy, a temporary victory over the system's disintegration. Suggests that the new work in rhetoric, with its emphasis on service to people and the meaningful study of literature may provide fresh energy to the English profession. (MM)

Reflects on the status of communication study since 1959 when Bernard Berelson announced that communication research was "withering away." Addresses the development of the discipline and the issue of "ferment in the field." (PD)

Discusses (1) the state of research in the academic establishment, particularly in the communication research component and (2) the scientific mentality. (PD)

The present study was designed to test the effectiveness of performance visualization in reducing communication apprehension (CA) in employment interviews. Literature on CA and its relationship to employment interviews is reviewed. Causes of CA and available interventions are also discussed. The study employed a pre/posttest control group…

The present study developed and assessed reliability and validity of a new instrument, the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS). Based on a review of the literature, 44 items thought to be important for intercultural sensitivity were generated. A sample of 414 college students rated these items and generated a 24-item final version of the…

Chinese have systematically practiced communication for over two thousand years, but from the Western perspective communication education and research in Chinese societies only began to burgeon in recent decades. In addition to summarizing the Western and traditional Chinese communication study and practice, this paper identified four problems…

The purpose of this study was to first, examine the role of sexual orientation in determining positive or negative predicted outcome value during initial interactions and second, to test predicted-outcome-value (POV) theory which posits that predicted outcome values are related to future communication behaviors. Participants, 284 students enrolled…

This paper presents a comprehensive picture of informal problem solving (IPS) meetings where gatherings of workers meet around computer screens, at their desks, in doorways, and in halls to accomplish multiple work-related tasks. It attempts to uncover interactional details of informal meetings by providing a micro-analytic model of informal…