This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 14 titles deal with the following topics: (1) the effects of student generated self-management objectives on the frequency of higher cognitive verb and noun usage in classroom interactions; (2) a logarithmic solution to the deficiencies of forensic scheduling; (3) an acoustical/temporal analysis of emotional stress in speech; (4) time course of overshoot phenomenon in psychophysical masking; (5) film and the basic communication course; (6) a model of contextual influences upon speaking choice; (7) communication patterns of classroom management which characterize levels of role acquisition; (8) variables in a multiple-approach basic speech course; (9) the impact of nonverbal teacher behavior on the productivity of exceptional children; (10) a training model of creative language use; (11) the functions of language in the teaching situation; (12) indirection and ambiguity as a mode of communication in West Africa; (13) patterns of verbal communication in fifth grade classrooms before and after watching a televised unit of instruction; and (14) kinesics as a linguistic study with emphasis on classroom boredom. (MKM)