This paper reports research conducted as a part of a continuing program designed to provide empirical delineation of the communication apprehension construct. Five studies are reported which indicate a substantial correlation (r = .52to r = -.72) between oral communication apprehension and self-esteem. Results from two college student samples (N = 192 and N = 272), two samples of elementary and...

The occurrence of murder accompanied by the mutilation victim basically requires adequate evidence so that crime is proven, as one efforts to prove it certainty has been mutilated and if there a missing limb necessary find his identity. Often perpetrators try eliminate evidence. DNA testing an option, including suspicious items are found suspected being tool commit crimes. blood attached was ca...

This article reports on an action research project which investigated the value of systematically and explicitly incorporating a pronunciation sub-syllabus within the overall syllabus of a full-time post-intermediate level ESOL course. This pronunciation syllabus involved raising each individual learner’s awareness of their difficulties with pronunciation and of the main features of spoken Engl...

THE PROBLEM OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) INSPIRED NEARLY 100 medical students from 3 continents to submit their work for the 2002 John Conley Ethics Essay Contest for Medical Students. Essayists discussed ethical issues that would arise if an 18-year-old woman requested thatasurgeonintheUnitedStatesperformFGMonherbeforeshereturned home to Africa, where FGM is most commonly practiced. Also...

Health visiting practice has moved away from surveillance and screening of children to support for parents, especially those assessed as vulnerable. This paper explores parents' perspectives of factors that determine their need for support and the perceived usefulness of the support they receive. Parents of 44 children took part in small group discussions in convenient local venues or individua...