Running head: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Concept Paper
Strategic Model for Effective Communication in Primary Schools
With Focus on the merger between Erdiston & Carrington Schools
Colleen J. Inniss-Gittens
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill PSYC 2016: Communication Psychology
ABSTRACT
It is critical to consider the efficiency of design, layout and staffing as it relates to successful communication in schools from a psychological perspective. If the design or layout of the building is not conducive to learning, then the objective of having the school would not have been met. Similarly, if the staff is not trained in the effective use of communication, especially nonverbal communication, then the purpose for which
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