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A Comparison Of Attendance And Self-Esteem At Assumption High School, Connie Lee Falconer

Masters Theses

Nonattendance has historically been a problem for teachers and administrators. Only recently has the effect of self-esteem and attendance been the focus of serious research. This study was conducted at Assumption High School, Assumption Community School District #9, Assumption, Illinois. The study encompassed those students in grades 9 through 12 for attendance purposes in the school year 1990-1991. Those students who were added or dropped during the given school year were not included in the study. Since this research involved some of the factors of ten associated with nonattendance of high school students, all of the students continuously enrolled from …

Bridging The Gap Between Generations: An Intergenerational Handbook For An Elementary School And Senior Citizens, Karla Jane Hansen

All Graduate Projects

Intergenerational programs are designed to bridge the generation gap and encourage the development of positive attitudes between the young and the old. T.hrough implementing intergenerational programs in the schools of today, students gain an understanding of the aging process, seniors in the community participate in a life satisfying activity, and school and community relations increase. To facilitate the implementation of intergenerational programs in the schools, a handbook was developed which outlines the process and procedures for a successful program.

The Selection And Implementation Of A Drug And Alcohol Intervention Program/Model For Grand Coulee Dam Junior High School, Grand Coulee, Washington, Scott L. Ramsey

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this study was to plan and implement an intervention program to combat adolescent substance abuse at Grand Coulee Dam Junior High School, Grand Coulee, Washington. This study presented a review of the research and literature related to drug and alcohol intervention models and has documented the steps and procedures taken by the Grand Coulee Dam Junior High School Core Team to implement the intervention model selected.

A Comprehensive Community Relations Plan For The Sunnyside School District, Gary Street

All Graduate Projects

An action planning team, composed of fifteen Sunnyside community members and school district personnel, created several comprehensive action plans designed to improve public relations within the district boundaries by increasing the interaction/involvement between the school district, parents, and community. The process for developing the plan was divided into five steps: 1) Strategy Analysis; 2) Information Gathering; 3) Action Plan Writing; 4) Cost Benefit Analysis; and 5) Presentation of the Action Plans.

1990-91 Annual Report, Illinois' Investment, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Annual Reports

On June 11,1990, following a year of community discussions, extensive research and intensive planning, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy unveiled a revolutionary strategic plan for its future. The plan, which received unanimous support from the board of trustees, included strategies in ten areas: curriculum; assessment of student achievement; teaching; business, research and educational partnerships; recruitment and support of a diverse student population; private sector funding; marketing/communications; integration of academic and residential life; organizational structure; and personal and professional growth for faculty and staff.

An Intradisciplinary Perspective, Multiple Methods Of Inquiry And Faculty Development - A Point Of View, John J. Makay, Mary Mohan

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article argues that effective faculty development in communication education requires an intradisciplinary perspective and mastery of multiple methods of inquiry. It critiques the trend toward interdisciplinary identity, urging scholars to center research within communication contexts while employing quantitative and qualitative approaches in concert. A model of intradisciplinary multi method inquiry is presented. The discussion considers technological change, shifting disciplinary boundaries, and the formation of scholarly teams as catalysts for continuous professional growth. By advocating literacy in diverse research traditions and collaborative inquiry, this article outlines a path that strengthens communication scholarship, enhances curricular relevance, and prepares faculty for emerging …

The Wichita Symposium, Philip Gaunt

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article presents information on the topic "Beyond Agendas: New Directions in Communication Research" discussed at the Wichita symposium.

Seeing Our Discipline Through New Lens: Speech Communication In A Professional College, Angela Laird Brenton, John Gray

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines how a speech communication department situated itself within a professional college and the pedagogical institutional and disciplinary implications of that relocation. Drawing on reflective analysis of a three year transition at a large public university the discussion foregrounds organizational communication theory curriculum design applied scholarship and accreditation discourse. The move fostered richer internships expanded joint degree pathways strengthened human resource development networks and prompted rigorous outcomes assessment. Faculty benefited through consulting interdisciplinary grant activity and improved salary parity while the department refined its professional identity and increased enrolment. Persistent tensions remain between liberal arts general education mandates …

Renewed Concern For Free Speech On Campus, Ann M. Giil

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article surveys recent legal and institutional pressures on campus free expression, outlining proactive strategies for communication administrators. After tracing the historical legacy of the Free Speech Movement and examining contemporary racist and sexist speech codes, the discussion analyzes seminal Supreme Court decisions including Fraser and Hazelwood, focusing on their implications for the public forum doctrine within universities. The legal review demonstrates how vague or overbroad regulations chill academic freedom, while judicial ambiguity complicates policy design. Drawing on constitutional law, organizational communication, and leadership studies, the article proposes five guidelines: defend student media autonomy, craft clear position statements, teach responsible …

Accreditation In Mass Communication: A Negative View, Robert E. Davis

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article critiques specialized accreditation in mass communication, contending that external certification is unnecessary and potentially harmful for communication studies. Through historical review and organizational analysis, it demonstrates that the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication evolved from journalism interests, features membership heavily weighted toward professional associations, and applies standards focused on workforce preparation rather than scholarly breadth. The discussion outlines how costs, narrow curricular prescriptions, and professional dominance can intrude on faculty autonomy, distort liberal education requirements, and privilege print journalism over broadcasting, media research, and other communication domains. Instead, this article advocates internal program assessment, …

How Not To Conduct An Administrative Search, Donald W. Jugenheimer

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article critiques conventional administrative hiring practices in higher education, tracing how search committees rely on faculty centered models that ignore the distinctive competencies required for leadership roles. Using examples from advertising, reference checking, job description design, and interview protocol, it demonstrates that assumptions about professor to administrator transferability, token committee composition, minimal position detail, and single shot advertisements impede candidate diversity and organizational fit. The discussion applies management theory, communication studies, and human resource principles to expose myths of automatic managerial competence, advocate multidimensional evaluation of budgets, human relations, and strategic planning skills, and recommend iterative advertising, inclusive stakeholder …

Prolific Scholarship In Mass Communication: 1924-1985, Randall K. Scott, Mark Hickson Iii

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article applies bibliometric analysis to four flagship mass communication journals published between 1924 and 1985, mapping patterns of scholarly productivity across the discipline. A longitudinal database of journal citations is used to rank prolific authors, reveal journal preferences, and calculate average publication frequency. Findings show that Journalism Quarterly dominates the publication landscape, while most researchers publish only one or two articles over an entire career. The discussion interprets these results within debates on research evaluation, tenure, promotion, and department accreditation, suggesting that publication counts can serve as a yardstick for academic assessment when balanced with teaching and service criteria. …

A Case Against Mainstreaming Adult Learners In Speech Communication Classes, Robert C. Dick, Michael E. Balmert

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article critiques the prevailing practice of placing returning adult learners in mainstream speech communication classes designed for traditional undergraduates. Using concepts from adult education and andragogy, it contends that teacher centered pedagogy, rigid semester schedules, and campus bound delivery limit learner engagement and skill transfer. The narrative reviews logistical adaptations such as evening sessions, weekend college, corporate venues, and distance media, yet reveals that instructional style remains dominated by directive methods rooted in pedagogy rather than student centered learning. Through analysis of curricular patterns and faculty practices, the discussion demonstrates the need for strategies that leverage adult experience, cooperative …

Emerging Curriculum In Merging Programs: An In-Depth Look, Dan B. Curtis, Kuldip Rampal

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article presents a case study of an administrative merger that combined speech communication and mass communication units into a unified Department of Communication at a midwestern university. It chronicles the decision process that motivated consolidation, tracing concerns over staff identity, tenure security, budget allocation, laboratory facilities, and curriculum coherence. The narrative details participatory governance strategies, including blended task forces and committee structures, that negotiated faculty resistance and preserved program distinctiveness in journalism, broadcasting, public relations, and organizational communication. Subsequent curriculum review, guided by liberal arts principles, maintained disciplinary integrity while enabling interdisciplinary integration, particularly within graduate education through shared …

The Dilemma Of Incorporating Intercultural Perspectives Of Underrepresented Groups, Kate Madden

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article explores dilemmas encountered when integrating intercultural perspectives of underrepresented groups into predominantly white mass communication classrooms . Through reflexive narrative it analyzes student discourse that exposes ethnocentrism stereotype reliance affirmative action resentment and challenges of tokenism. Drawing on demographic projections intercultural communication theory and critical pedagogy the discussion argues that effective diversity leadership requires faculty cultural competence dialogic curriculum design and sustained institutional support beyond isolated workshops. It concludes by outlining strategies for fostering inclusive learning environments including contextualized media analysis collaborative exploration of cultural identity and structured opportunities for cross cultural dialogue.

In Favor Of Accreditation, Ed Mullins

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article argues that specialized accreditation for journalism and mass communication programs remains a vital mechanism of evaluation and accountability in United States higher education. Rooted in state authority and professional self policing, accreditation is presented as consumer protection that elevates teaching, research, and service standards. The discussion counters assertions that accreditation enforces conformity by documenting the diversity of accredited units in size, mission, and curricular emphasis, while highlighting Standard Three that links professional training with liberal education. Pragmatic benefits are surveyed, including enhanced resource leverage, external funding eligibility, structured program review, and prestige within competitive environments. Cost and effort …

Cultural Diversity And The Department Chair, Donald A. Drapeau

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article situates the department chair as a pivotal intercultural communication leader within higher education by interrogating demographic projections that forecast a majority minority society and rapid growth in Asian Hispanic and Black youth populations. Through conceptual analysis and synthesis of National Association of Schools of Theatre guidelines it distinguishes cross cultural encounters multicultural conditions cultural diversity and cultural pluralism and evaluates their implications for organizational culture resource allocation curriculum design and faculty governance. The narrative frames globalization and pluralistic governance as drivers of sustainable program development and urges chairs to cultivate cultural competence inclusive recruitment equitable resource distribution and …

An Asian Interpretation Of Communication Education In The United States, Casey Man Kong Lum

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines the cultural implications of United States communication education for Asian societies by situating the academic journey of international students within the metaphor of Journey to the West. Drawing on communication and development scholarship it critiques media imperialism assumptions and demonstrates how Western theories technologies and pedagogy shape media production policy and professional practice across Asia. The discussion synthesizes uses and gratifications studies cultural studies and globalization research to reveal the agency of indigenous audiences and creators while acknowledging persistent structural inequities. By calling for epistemological reflexivity and the integration of Asian philosophical traditions, the article urges educators …

The Eclipse Of Equality Of Opportunity?, Simon Marginson

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Equality of opportunity has been the most important organising principle in education policies in postwar Australia. Equality of opportunity was central to the expansion of publicly-funded education: the promise of upward social mobility through education had broad appeal. Equality of opportunity objectives are now being displaced by the newer and more limited concept of market equity. Equality of opportunity usually implies equality of the educational resources provided to each child, and sometimes goes further to mean positive discrimination in favour of the disadvantaged. However, equity is usually understood only as the right to participate in education. Whereas economic objections used …

Managing Change In Schools: A Review Of The Western Australian Project, Rod Chadbourne

Research outputs pre 2011

In 1987, the Ministry of Education released a report entitled 'Better Schools in Western Australia: A Program for Improvement'.l It outlined radical proposals to make schools more self-determining and accountable. Although much of the program has yet to be put into effect, the plan and steps taken to implement it caused a major upheaval not only to the system but also to people working in it. For example: the managers of change invested a huge amount of work and worry in the whole process; some of the 'victims' of change suffered personally and professionally; and a lot of those in …

Membership Of The Faculty Senate, 1991-1992, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Membership Lists

No abstract provided.

An Unsolicited Sociotechnical Intervention In A Public System: A Participatory Action Research Approach, Ely Alfred Dorsey Jr.

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Theses & Dissertations

This research concerns itself with Participatory Action Research in a hostile setting. The thrust is a sociotechnical one, with the intent being to enhance the capacity of the Wallop Public School System, Wallop, USA, to address its problem of racial disparate treatment of Black children. The potential for Organizational Learning among the school system's senior staff is studied. Some new theory about such hostile interventions is proposed. Also discussed are questions about reliability and construct validity within the context of the multiple role playing that an interventionist has in this setting. The role of the press is reflected in the …

Outside Consultants: When, Who, And How To Use Them, Martin Nemko

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

How Do You Know When You Need A Consultant?

1. Before initiating a new program

2. When effectiveness is hampered by interpersonal difficulties

3. When budget problems are hampering effectiveness

4. When in-house staff doesn't have time to do vital work

5. When a more objective viewpoint is is needed

How Do You Find the Right Consultant?

How Do You Ensure Maximum Benefit at Minimum Cost?

1. Before the initial phone call, define with care the problem to be addressed by the consultant

2. The initial phone call focuses on refining the definition of the problem(s) to be addressed and …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting December 21, 1990, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• In Memoriam - Trustee Emeritus Fred Adams
• Academic and Student Affairs Committee Recommendations
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Acquisition of Property
• Michigan Association of Governing Boards Update
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

News & Views - Vol. 09, No. 04 - December 19, 1990, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1983-1991, News & Views

No abstract provided.

Ua3/8/6 Wku's Spirit Of Excellence: Values & Directions For The Twenty-First Century, Wku President's Office - Meredith

WKU Administration Documents

Final copy of Western XXI strategic plan as approved by the Board of Regents.

Senate Meeting, December 4, 1990, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 66, No. 28, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Poynter, Chris. Reporters Are Only Movement on Fault – New Madrid Fault
• Weber, Rob. Architect Says Buildings Would Stand Strong – Rick Coltharp
• Houchens, Gary. Super Card II May Reach Beyond Food Services
• Low Bids Pave Way for New Dorms
• Western XXI Draft Available Tomorrow
• Ambassador to Arab Countries to Speak – Talcott Seelye
• Martin, John. Telecourses Given Emphasis – Western XXI
• Ridenour, James. Intent Misunderstood – Student Organizations
• Tenure Process Needs Changes
• Bradley, Jim. Editorial Cartoon Faculty Climbing Mountain of Publications
• Tatum, Doug. It …

Senate Meeting, November 7, 1990, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 66, No. 20, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Vincent, Bruce. Authority Cites Risk of AIDS
• Phillips, Noelle. Regent Makes Waves at His First Board Meeting – Bobby Bartley
• Summers, Kaye. Athletic Director Search Won’t Begin Soon
• A Major Loss to the Institution – Jimmy Feix
• Poynter, Chris. Haunted Hall Guests Get Chills, Condoms – Potter Hall
• Doctorate Clears Another Hurdle
• Woman Wants Preston Health & Activities Center Renamed
• Martin, John. Associated Student Government Seeks Incentives for Resident Assistants
• Process of Selecting Regents Too Political
• Bradley, Jim. Editorial Cartoon Governor’s Process of Choosing Regents …