The historical independence of expert power and opinion leadership research and theorizing is noted, with the major credit for the separateness being attributed to differences in methodological approach usually taken in the two areas of research. A theoretical attempt to relate the two areas is make by relating: (1) the general areas of social…

This seven unit curriculum guide, a revision of the 1968 Michigan Speech Association guide (ED 026 390), is designed to provide individualized instruction for the high school student in speech communication skills. The authors develop each unit by first asking important questions about the subject and the student and then suggesting a variety of…

This is the post-assessment packet for the instructional module on Interpersonal Perception. It includes tests for definitions, a social opinion scale, and questions about pictures in the resource book. Guidelines are given for evaluating the pre-assessment and post-assessment tests. (MM)

"Algorithmic counseling" is an attempt to apply recent instructional regulation techniques to graduate counselor training and research. This paper seeks to explain what algorithms are, why they could be useful, and how they can be constructed. A central motivation for studying algorithms is their utility in showing students how to accomplish a…

Forty-two mentally retarded adults (mean age 33 years) from three state schools were studied for almost four years, from the time they were resettled at a community residence in a large city, in order to evaluate whether changes in behavior, attitudes, and social relationships would occur as a result of deinstitutionalization. (Author/PHR)

Suggests a managerial design by which counseling and student personnel staff can be assimilated into instructional ranks as "helping professors" to systematically implement an interpersonal communication training program as a core component of the general education curriculum. (Author)

Examined was the effect of a language development program led by a paraprofessional on the language skills of 24 severely mentally retarded institutionalized young adults. (CL)

Observations of social interactions of elementary students in self-contained emotionally disturbed (ED) and learning disabilities (LD) classrooms revealed significantly more nonphysical aggression and noncompliance among ED than LD boys across settings, and significantly higher rates of physical and nonphysical aggression and immature behavior…

Technology is redefining job functions, management functions, and people-managing skills. The educational community must reevaluate traditional methodologies and delivery systems. Changes must occur in school-industry cooperation, teaching methods, and student evaluation (performance testing and problem solving, credit for competence rather than…

Students of German need to be made aware of the pragmatic contrasts between American English and standard German to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. Examples are given of contrasts such as power relationships between speaker and listener, affecting choice of verb; the uses of "bitte" and "danke" versus "please"…

The article describes three goal structures (competitive, cooperative, and individualistic) that provide the context in which social skills are learned. Major components of structured learning are next presented as a strategy for teaching social skills. Limitations and advantages of combining the two approaches are discussed. (Author/JW)

This paper presents an ecological framework for observing and evaluating the influence of society's attitudes toward disablement on the development of sociocommunicative skills in individuals using augmentative and alternative communication systems. Reviewed are the role of remediators, intervention issues, and directions for future research.…

Research on social interaction of severely disabled adolescents is reviewed. A conceptual model for research and instruction is based on the reciprocal exchange of responses between two interactants. Among topics addressed are peer initiation strategies, teaching disabled students to initiate, the environmental context, social scripts, and school…

Children with oral language disorders have difficulty in the areas of social behavior and family relationships as well as with academics and vocational achievement. Remediation should focus on specific language deficits, appropriate social interaction skills, and helping the individual to understand and take responsibility for effective…

A study to determine whether affective skills could be taught to residents in a family practice center without placing arduous constraints on their schedules is described. Residents at the University of Louisville Department of Family Practice were videotaped during a regular patient visit and then scheduled for review sessions. (MLW)