This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 11 titles deal with the following topics: (1) interpersonal communication in the reference interview; (2) the relationship of a principal's communication behavior to the teacher's perceived job satisfaction; (3) the relationship between the attitude of trust within a communication climate and attitudes toward unions among white collar workers; (4) the growth of a teacher in a communication project; (5) perceived communication behavior of public school superintendents and communication satisfaction of media representatives; (6) employee communication abilities, communication satisfaction, and job satisfaction; (7) the effects of communication climate variables on the satisfaction and commitment of hospital nurses; (8) critical behaviors of interpersonal competence for clerical workers validated using the Delphi technique; (9) communication among faculty members; (10) the development and evaluation of a training program in interpersonal communication and problem solving skills for premarital couples; and (11) the development of a perceived communication effectiveness scale for graduate teaching assistants. (FL)