Examined 48 textbooks used in business communication courses. Found that speech and business students are being taught basically the same skills, that the trend toward an oral mode in business communication courses has been only slight, and that little effort to redesign the curriculum with the Hanna study criteria (EJ 207 812) has been shown. (PD)

Reviews the 21-year history of "Counselor Education and Supervision." CES has appeared 87 times and has had seven editors. A total of 1,103 articles has appeared authored by 997 people. Topical changes are analyzed along with changes in authorship and related trends. Comparisons are made with other journals. (Author/JAC)

Argues that teachers can use content analysis in both instructional approaches and research methods. Offers ideas for its use in the classroom. (FL)

Described is a sociology of communications and media course in which college students look at and analyze major media institutions in order to understand communications in society. The strategy of developing students' analytic, synthesis, and critical thinking skills is applicable to other programs and courses. (RM)

Examines inheritance practices reflecting changes in family relationships in a largely rural area from 1820 to 1967. A stratified sample of 60 probated wills was content analyzed. A familistic inheritance pattern dominated, indicating the strong influences of testator obligation to family with highest priority to conjugal relations. (Author/JAC)

Analyzes the steps in the writing of an established poet and an 11-year-old boy. An appendix provides suggestions about how to encourage meaningful revision. (FL)

Analyzes a sample of recommended children's novels about the Revolutionary War and discusses changes in novel content and structure in relation to the socioeconomic and historical milieu of the society in which they were produced. (HOD)

Using a computerized content analysis, the authors demonstrate changes in speech behaviors of prison inmates. They conclude that two to four hours of public speaking training can have only limited effect on students who live in a culture in which "prison speech" is the expected and rewarded form of behavior. (PD)

Subjected Shostrom's films of Rogers, Lazarus, and Shostrom working with a patient to a content analysis using the system developed by Zimmer and Cowles. Differences in verbal activity on the part of therapist and patient were noted, appearing consistent with the principles of the various therapies. (Author)

Between 1960-1976, more EdD than PhD degrees were awarded in secondary reading, number of female recipients increased (degree tended to be PhD), dissertation topics varied by year and degree, EdD dissertations varied more in length, and more empirical research and sophisticated data analysis techniques were used in secondary dissertation research.…

Reports on a concerted effort by consultant-scholars to influence the portrayal of drinking on television by working cooperatively with media writers, directors, and producers, while avoiding the pitfalls of traditional pressure group practices. Content analyses of prime-time programs were used as the basis of the appeal to change media messages.…

Age-related change in manifest dream content was assessed in dreams recalled from REM sleep by (N=58) men aged (27-64), and in dreams recalled from sleep at home. Evidence indicated a small age-related decline in dream distortion and family-related content. (Author)