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Winona Campus Life, Mass Communication Department

Winona Campus Life

Winona Campus Life was a weekly laboratory newspaper produced by the WSU Mass Communciation Department students and printed as a supplement to the Sunday Winona Daily News, which began in September 1983. The newspaper provided coverage of the four institutions of higher education in Winona: Winona State University, St. Mary's University, College of Saint Teresa, and Winona Area Vocational-Technical School. It was created to provide a place for Mass Communcation students to publish their articles and photographs with the idea of generating reader feedback, which is essential in journalism education.

Assertiveness As A Measure Of Satisfaction In The Physician-Patient Communication Process, Joan Delores Johnson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In recent years medical societies have begun to recognize the effects and benefits of good communication between physician and patient. Like any other relationship, the exchange of information with fluent understanding creates a stronger bond of trust. Most applied research conducted in the area of physician-patient communication concentrates on physician behaviors which the patient views as problematic. This thesis focuses on patient assertiveness and its relationship to physician-patient satisfaction in the consultation process. Specifically, the study focuses on the relationship between patient assertiveness and physician-patient satisfaction.

For the study the researcher developed a patient questionnaire and pre- and post-physician questionnaires …

Using Stress Management To Promote Critical Thinking, Robert L. Schoenberg

Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

This paper examines the effects of distress upon critical thinking and offers a variety of stress management techniques to enhance critical thinking skills. A major theme throughout this paper is that one cannot think clearly when one is distressed. The harmful effects of distress upon critical thinking are discussed in the content of the works of several authors in the field of stress management and cognitive psychology. Several different types of stress reduction techniques are presented and discussed. The critical thinking skills of metacognition, frame of reference and methodological believing are reviewed with a focus on how stress management can …

Facilitating Acceptance Of Alternative Communication Devices In Classrooms By Teachers, Tracie Empey

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

There exists a number of persons who lack adequate speech for communicative purposes. Many of the non-vocal children and adults from these populations have benefitted from the development of various alternative communication devices. The non-vocal individual is one whose speech does not provide a functional means of meeting communication needs. However, this does not necessarily mean that the non-vocal individual has no speech or vocalization at all, nor does it mean that the individual may not develop fully functional speech in the future. (Vanderheiden, 1975). The devices used with these people allow an increase in the abilities to meet various …

Spartan Daily, April 24, 1992, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 98, Issue 59

Spartan Daily, April 2, 1992, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 98, Issue 49

The Cowl - V.56 - N.19 - Apr 2, 1992

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 56 , Number 19 - April 2, 1992. 24 pages.

A Biblical Program For Building New Self-Love In African American Males And Fathers, Anthony Roach Sr.

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

A training program for building new self-love in African American males and fathers was developed, taught, and implemented. The author made a conscious effort to employ an integrative approach to the curriculum, using both the resources of theology and psychology in its framework.

Spartan Daily, February 24, 1992, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 98, Issue 21

Central Florida Future, Vol. 24 No. 42, February 13, 1992

Central Florida Future

David Mann fined $40 for election statute violation; Candidates follow paper trail to student presidency; World-class UCF graduate recognized.

"If He Speaks Italian It's Better": Metapragmatics In Court, Marco Jacquemet

Communication Studies

No abstract provided.

Interpersonal Communication, Paul A. Soukup

Communication

Husband and wife, parent and child, priest and penitent, supervisor and employee, the 'happy hour' regulars at the corner pub - almost all of us communicate interpersonally every day. Important decisions can depend on success or failure in carrying out this process. Ultimately, it probably is of far more practical importance than mass media communication. But what do we really know about it?

As the author of this issue points out, only three of the last forty issues of Trends have focussed on topics which can be labelled 'interpersonal communication'. Most of the other's have been devoted to various aspects …

Communication And Media, Paul A. Soukup

Communication

No abstract provided.

Telling Grimm Tales: Rhetoric That Molds, Comforts And Remains, Constance S. E. Cooper

Masters Theses

An explanation of oral tradition and its portent for language clarifies the fairy tale genre. Its purpose, various cultural impacts, criticism and limitations are introduced. Ludwig and Wilhelm Grimm translated their personal interest into a form of speech that endures past cultural and linguistic barriers. The Grimms' scholastic credentials and lifework reveal the original storytellers and subjects in a historical/geographical framework. Part II isolates 68 tales of animal dialogue, discusses human-like character responses of help and harm, and submits a brief narrative criticism of the conglomerate rhetorical entity. Character insights and communication findings are resolved with Delphi compilations of 27 …

The Spectacularization Of Subjectivity: Media Knowledges, Global Citizenry, And The New World Order, Rhonda Hammer, Peter Mclaren

Education Faculty Articles and Research

"Our understanding of contemporary forms of electronically produced media knowledges has been informed by what we perceive as the changing role of the flaneur in the age of late capitalism-one that is as ominous and drastic as the changes which Benjamin perceived. We suggest that the flaneur no longer provides the service of teaching his or her generation about 'their own objective circumstances;' rather, we suggest that the flaneur, as global newscaster, has transmogrified into the afterimage of fascism."

Commentary: Self-Evident Truths For Departmental Governance, Marisue Pickering

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article distills self evident truths about departmental governance drawn from chair experience and peer narratives in communication programs. Framing the department as a unique cultural and social entity within the university, the discussion outlines recurring challenges in faculty relations, administrative negotiation, budgeting, and crisis management. It highlights how disciplinary world views shape interaction with deans, how external constituencies such as alumni and families influence policy, and how personal skills and values inform chair leadership. Four thematic areas structure the reflections: internal culture, external connections, personal competencies, and philosophical dimensions of change. Recommendations promote transparent communication, inclusive networking, data informed …

Spartan Daily, November 27, 1991, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 97, Issue 62

The Cowl - V.56 - N.9 - Nov 21, 1991

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 56, Number 9 - November 21, 1991. 24 pages.

The Cowl - V.56 - N.8 - Nov 14, 1991

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 56, Number 8 - November 14, 1991. 28 pages.

Spartan Daily, October 30, 1991, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 97, Issue 42

Central Florida Future, Vol. 24 No. 12, October 1, 1991

Central Florida Future

Business Administration opens doors for Greeks; Johnson goes back to basics: teaching; Students travel to Tallahassee to protests state education cuts.

Spartan Daily, September 25, 1991, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 97, Issue 17

Spartan Daily, September 6, 1991, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 97, Issue 5

Central Florida Future, Vol. 23 No. 65, July 3, 1991

Central Florida Future

SG defeats bill designed to fund VASA trip; Software swiped from engineering; REWARD The UCF police are offering a reward for the safe return of stolen computer software; UCF students free to date teachers: but new policy calls teacher/student relationships inappropriate; Agencies lure graduates with promises.

Advertising, Taste Construction, And The Search For Enlightened Policy: A Critique, Iain Ramsay

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

This essay is a critique of current legal and public policy discourse concerning the power of advertising to affect consumer tastes and preferences. Two models are critiqued: advertising as information and advertising as preference manipulation. These models are then contrasted with approaches drawn from cultural studies which, drawing on interpretive, rather than empirical, knowledge, suggest an alternative understanding of the role of advertising in a society dominated by "institutions of normalization" rather than by law. As a reflective critique, the essay does not conclude with any blueprint for reform but argues for greater study of the contradictory strands in consumer …

Prospectus, June 10, 1991, Doris Barr, David F. Jackson, Eva D. Sti, Jacqui L. Guidry, Stacy Mcclelland, Emma Perez

Prospectus 1991

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Of Winning A Pulitzer Prize To Newspaper Circulation, Ronald E. Mcintosh

Research Problems, 1940-1991

The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between newspaper quality and newspaper success. Winning a Pulitzer Prize was the operational definition of quality, while success was operationalized as increased circulation. Twenty-two newspapers, all morning or all-day dailies, were studied in this project. Eleven of the papers which won Pulitzer Prizes in the period of 1979 to 1989 were compared to 11 similar newspapers which did not win Pulitzers. The winning papers over the 11-year period outdistanced the non-winning papers in circulation population ratio by 1.58 percent per year. A relationship was found in a …

The Political And Ideological Context Of Broadcast News Cbs Nightly News Coverage Of Eastern Europe, Terese A. Thompson

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

This study examines the influence of United States/Soviet relations on network news coverage of Eastern Europe. It also measures the ideological character of network news reports about Eastern Europe or how television news in the United States is constructed along a particular ideological vision. The specific operational questions researched are: Is network news content influenced by trends in United States/Soviet relations? How is the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union reflected in the ideological presentation of the news? Samples of CBS nightly news programs were analyzed for quantitative and qualitative changes in news content over time. Analysis …

Spartan Daily, April 25, 1991, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 96, Issue 55

Spartan Daily, April 23, 1991, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 96, Issue 53