This study investigated the communication preferences indicated by parents and teachers of emotionally disturbed students in a selected sample from four states. A chi-square test of independence was used as the means of rational analysis of the responses to a questionnaire listing the 20 most common types of communication used by parents and teachers. Responses from the parents and teachers indicated that their preferences differed at the .05 level of significance on half (10) of the types of communication. Priority rankings of preferences from highest to lowest for both groups were also reported.
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