Explores the complex relationship between the corporate state and public service broadcasting in Europe, using a historical case study of Ireland. Discusses the Pan-European debate; public service broadcasting; critical media theory and the state; broadcasting and the corporate state; the corporate state and broadcasting in Ireland; neo-liberal…

Illustrates the erosion of inclusive teacher-student interaction. Uses discourse analysis to compare K-12 classroom instructional practices before and after imposition of standardized testing. Illuminates the negative transformation of five inclusionary discursive practices. Notes, in an illustrative case, an "at-risk" student's effort to express…

Reviews recent research on the different ways in which male and female students communicate with women and men faculty. Concludes with recommendations women faculty may implement to reduce behaviors that create and sustain a "chilly" classroom climate. (KEH)

Investigates the effects of conveyance system design and social presence, in the form of teacher immediacy behavior, on perceived student learning and satisfaction in the televised classroom. Finds that system design and teacher immediacy behavior strongly impact student learning and satisfaction. (MG)

Investigates influence strategies reported by men and women at two levels of the organizational hierarchy--lower-level and higher-level managers. Finds that gender seems to make a marginal overall difference in influence choices made in an obligatory situation; this difference is most noticeable between lower-level female and male managers. (MG)

Examines how Singapore's government influences the production and patterning of cultures through the policy of national tourism. Describes how a national culture is actively created and projected to the international polity and international mass market by advertising and manufacturing ethnic "traditions" of selected groups for the…

Assesses the functional equivalence of two techniques for compliance-gaining research in the classroom: the constructionist approach and the strategy checklist technique. Describes a system for coding teachers' message constructions. Argues that the techniques are functionally equivalent. (MS)

Examines a traditional group discussion course redesigned to operate via computer-mediated communication. Finds more frequent student contact with instructors, high level of course approval by students, and group output that equaled or excelled that of traditionally taught courses. (MS)

Examines the influence of locus of control and gender on perception of sexually harassing communication across two samples: college students and adults working full-time in their chosen careers. Suggests that locus of control has little effect on females's perceptions but influences males, and full-time workers are more cognizant of harassment…

Proposes that technical-writing teachers have the responsibility to sensitize students to sexist language, and describes how that language violates professional ethical practices. Demonstrates how technical-writing texts trivialize sexist language. Suggests methods and resources for teachers to use in the classroom. (KEH)

Investigates discontented responses within and between American and Chinese cultures. Finds (contrary to current theories) only marginal cultural differences. Provides possible explanations for this inconsistency. (SR)

Examines and assesses the mythological dimensions of deregulation in the telecommunications industry. Addresses the underlying beliefs that deregulation (1) lessens the economic role of government; (2) benefits consumers; (3) diminishes economic concentration; (4) is widely supported; and (5) is inevitable. Argues against an uncritical acceptance…

Reports a four year longitudinal study of the impact of communication apprehension (CA) on grade point average and persistence at the university level. Finds high CA students were significantly more likely to drop out and attain lower grade point averages compared to low CA students. (MS)

Investigates the degree and character of career burnout among mass communication educators, using the Maslach Burnout Inventory which conceptualizes burnout as a three-dimensional variable consisting of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced feelings of personal accomplishment. Discusses results in terms of rank and tenure, gender…

Inappropriate communicative strategies and their effects are assessed using information collected in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) from counselor-patient interaction in pre- and posttest AIDS counseling. Inappropriateness was assessed by the disruption in conversational turn-taking sequences shown by overlap and shifts in communication format.…