Browsing Communication Studies by Title
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Parental Alcoholism: A Study Of Resultant Communication Breakdown And Behavioral Handicaps Affecting The Child
(1981-04-01)Through the stimulation of speech communication we are able to discover, explore, test, express and foster meaning. Oral communication is a unique process of symbolic communication which involves a transactional encounter ... -
Pediatric Patients’ Satisfaction and Perceptions of Physician-Patient Interaction During Medical Visits
(2000-04-01)Unlike many current studies involving children and adolescents, this study focuses on the pediatric patient’s view of his or her physician and medical visit. This is important to improving techniques, communication, and ... -
Perceived Understanding, Trust, And Satisfaction In Communication Between Probationers and Parolees and Their Probation And Parole Officers
(1999-04-01)People on probation and Parole make up a measurable portion of the population. Central to the success or failure of an offender on probation or parole is the communication between the offender and their probation or parole ... -
Prevent, Reverse, & Defy: Ageism in Magazine Advertisements
(2012-04-01)Prejudice based on one’s age, or “ageism,” is not a new phenomenon. Even though ageism has been known in scholarly literature since the 1960s, its influence on society is perhaps underestimated. The perpetual search for ... -
Production Thesis Concerning Direction Of A Cry Of Players
(1982-04-01)The project was to direct William Gibson's A Cry of Players. Somehow that simple, though accurate, statement does not seem to adequately describe the undertaking. Directing entails an enormous variety of tasks. A more ... -
Servant Leadership in Higher Education and Options for its Incorporation at Carroll College
(2014-04-01)This thesis shares research and analysis systematically designed to guide Carroll College of Helena, Montana, towards the goal of beginning a formal servant leadership program. Servant leadership, a term coined by Robert ... -
Sex Sells: An Analysis of Sexual Content on Prime Time TV over the Past 50 Years
(2012-04-01)The prevailing perception is that we have experienced a cultural shift in that today’s TV content is markedly more risqué than it has been in the past. In this study, I investigate this view with a content analysis of ... -
Striking A Chord: Radiohead And The Resonance Of Alienation
(2002-04-01)In the nine years since their first single “Creep” became something of a cult phenomenon, the British band Radiohead has garnered the attention and acclaim of literally millions. With so many people listening to their ... -
The Birth of Saints TV: Part I Starting from Nothing: Initial Planning of a Student-Produced TV Show August 1999-August 2000
(2001-04-01)Carroll College and Sunbelt Communications joined together in 1997 to bring the NBC-affiliate KTVH to the Carroll College campus. The final contract between Carroll College and Sunbelt was signed on September 24, 1997. In ... -
The Birth of SAINTS TV: Part II Turning Planning into Production August 2000-August 2002
(2001-04-01)In 1997, the NBC-affiliate KTVH formulated plans to move its Helena offices to the Carroll College campus. The contract between the college and the station included a promise by the station to 1) provide a classroom in the ... -
The Case for Developing And Implementing Proactive Crisis Management Planning At Carroll College
(1993-04-01)It is early in the morning at a men's dormitory on a college campus. The residents are in a quiet slumber after a typical weeknight of fun. Suddenly, the calm is shattered by two shotgun blasts and the sound of someone ... -
The Halo Effect And Self-Fulfilling Prophecy In The Classroom: A Study Of Teachers' Influence On The Intellectual Development Of Physically Unattractive Students
(1991-04-01)The role students' attractiveness plays in teachers' perceptions and attitudes was first discovered by Dion in the early 1970's. The educational arena, already torn by evidence of discrimination by race and gender, was now ... -
The History And Use Of Creative Dramatics In The Classroom
(1983-04-01)The term "creative dramatics" has been in existence for a little over fifty years. Yet, the theories that make up creative dramatics have developed over centuries. Winifred Ward had been experimenting with ideas of creative ... -
The Multi-Facets Of Aphasia: A General Orientation To The Disorder
(1982-04-01)The communication of our thoughts, viewpoints, and emotions are synonymous with being human. By interacting and identifying with other humans through a mutually symbolic language code, man expresses ideas about self and ... -
The Role of the Small Group as an Uncertainty Reduction Tool in a Cross-Cultural Training Environment
(1991-04-01)This paper examines the role of the small group as an uncertainty reduction tool in a cross-cultural training environment. Of the many cultural training techniques used to educate those who go overseas (business people, ... -
Using the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) Model and the Forensic Laboratory to Modify and Improve the Basic Speech Course
(1997-04-01)The purpose of this paper is to develop a blueprint for modifying and improving the teaching of basic speech at the college level by applying methodologies used in college forensics coaching. Forensics coaching is too broad ... -
Wanted: Similarities and Differences between Heterosexual and Homosexual Males and Females within Newspaper Personal Advertisements
(2002-04-01)Not all men and women prefer all of the same qualities when searching for a prospective mate. Some individuals only look for a few characteristics, while others have endless lists of categories a person must meet to be ... -
"What's Up Doc?": Diagnostic Delivery And Reception In Television Medical Dramas Versus Real-Life Medical Interviews
(1998-04-01)Research reveals that many of our perceptions and expectations are based on or even originate from media, including television. Since we utilize television for news and entertainment, it is important to examine its content. ... -
When Berne Meets Gilroy: The Effect Of Transactional Analysis Upon The Subject Was Roses
(1979-04-01)In the theatre nothing comes easy. The director, the actors, and the entire production staff have many difficulties beginning with the initial reading and continuing through closing night. One of the major problems is ... -
Women At Work: An Analysis Of The Portrayal Of Female Characters In The Workforce On Prime-Time Television Sitcoms
(1998-04-01)This study looks at the depiction of female characters in the workforce on primetime television sitcoms. There appears to be a gap in the research on the subject of the portrayal of women in the workforce on television, ...