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The Role Of Indirect Tests In Assessing Communication Competence, Michael R. Neer

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article reports on the design, implementation, and analysis of an indirect assessment instrument developed to measure communication competence among graduating seniors at a public urban university. Developed to support diagnostic placement and curricular review, the assessment includes components in public speaking, communication theory, mass communication, and media writing, emphasizing cognitive understanding rather than observed performance. Results indicate moderate reliability across test components and reveal that academic performance, internship experience, employment status, and time to degree completion mediate assessment outcomes. Grade point average alone was not a consistent predictor of performance, suggesting that behavioral application and contextual engagement play significant …

Problems With The Use Of Citation Indexes In Communication Research, Edward Funkhouser

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article evaluates the limitations of using citation indexes as research tools in communication studies, particularly when ranking journals, departments, or individual scholars. It examines how the omission of five major communication journals from widely used indexes distorts the visibility and influence of scholarship in the field. Through an analysis of citations to articles published in leading association journals, the study finds that approximately one third of all citations originate from journals not included in citation databases. These omissions reduce the effectiveness of citation indexes for literature searches, bibliometric studies, and faculty evaluation. The article advocates for the inclusion of …

Association For Theatre In Higher Education Task Force On Distribution Chair's Report, Jon Whitmore

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article presents a policy report from a national task force convened to examine workload distribution and program structure within collegiate theatre departments. Initially charged with developing guidelines for faculty assignment, the task force identified broader systemic imbalances affecting the discipline, including overextended faculty, declining student preparation, insufficient research capacity, and pressure to prioritize production over pedagogy. The report urges departments to define clear educational missions, align degree offerings with available resources, and reevaluate production models to prioritize student learning and disciplinary advancement. It also calls for workload policies that account for discipline specific labor such as directing, design, dramaturgy, …

Belridge School: The Future Communication Program, Richard F. Boylan

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article describes a prototype communication education model developed in a small California school district, presenting it as a potential blueprint for future curriculum design across K–12 and higher education. The program integrates personal computing, media production, and networked information access into all aspects of learning, while intentionally involving students’ families in both technological and educational engagement. Grounded in communication pedagogy, the initiative provides year round, individualized instruction supported by a multimedia infrastructure that includes desktop publishing, distance learning, and local broadcast capabilities. The article argues that early, sustained exposure to communication technologies will reshape expectations for college level programs, …

Marketing The Communication Training Course On And Off Campus, Dan B. Curtis, Sam E. Cox

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article outlines a comprehensive strategy for marketing a communication training course within and beyond the university setting, grounded in the growing demand for applied communication skills across business, industry, and government sectors. The course emphasizes the development of training competencies, including needs assessment, program design, and evaluation, preparing students for roles in human resource development and organizational change. On campus, the marketing approach combines classroom outreach, advisor engagement, and targeted promotional materials. Off campus, the article explores emerging opportunities in continuing education, corporate partnerships, and lifelong learning, arguing that communication educators must proactively position their offerings to meet evolving …

Couples In Communication: Problems And Prospects, Karen A. Foss, Stephen W. Littlejohn

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article explores the professional dynamics and institutional challenges faced by dual career couples in the academic field of communication. Drawing from roundtable discussions and written reflections, the article addresses both the advantages and complexities of employing partnered faculty members. It examines administrative perceptions, hiring practices, departmental interactions, and promotion concerns, offering practical strategies for chairs and colleagues to support individual identity, equitable evaluation, and workplace integration. The discussion critiques persistent myths—such as presumed interdependence or shared qualifications—and emphasizes the importance of separating personal relationships from professional responsibilities. Contributors also reflect on the rewards of academic partnership, including expanded disciplinary …

The Executive Guide To Strategic Planning And The Executive Guide To Operational Planning, Jack M. Christ

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article reviews two companion volumes on strategic and operational planning designed for use across organizational contexts, including academic departments and educational institutions. The books by Patrick J. Below, George L. Morrisey, and Betty L. Acomb. are "The Executive Guide to Strategic Planning " abd "The Executive Guide to Operational Planning."

The Academic's Handbook, Don B. Morlan

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reviews the book "The Academic's Handbook," edited by A. Leigh Deneef, Crauford D. Goodwin and Ellen Stern McCrate.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting July 28, 1989, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Nee Graduate Programs
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Fall Semester 1989 Tuition and Required Fee Schedule
• General Fund Operating Budget
• Construction Contract - Carl and Winifred Lee Honors College
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public comments
• Adjournment

Senate Meeting, July 12, 1989, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Board Of Trustees Minutes, 1989-1990, Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding instructional equipment, new program review, awards, student fees, extended campus and affirmative action.

Memo: Final Report, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Memo from the Task Force on Alcohol & Other Drugs to President Thomas Meredith regarding the task force's final report.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding learning disabilities, part-time faculty, enrollment, consulting, A.B. designation and student fees.

1989 July 10 - Staff Senate Minutes, Staff Senate, East Tennessee State University

Staff Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of the WKU Board of Regents meeting regarding the appointment of Paul Cook as interim treasurer, investments, capital construction projects, biennial funding, easement to Warren County Water District, College Heights Foundation, student life policies, personnel actions and salaries, Julia Roberts, Richard Salisbury, community college booklet and resolution in honor of Scott Whitehouse. Included are exhibits:

Formula Summary State Support of Current Operations 1989/90-1991/92

July 6, 1989 Brag Sheet

Ua9/4 Brag Sheet, Wku Institutional Advancement

WKU Administration Documents

Promotional document describing points of achievement and excellence of WKU its faculty, staff and students.

19890703: Dr. Nitzschke Video/Audio Files, 1984-1990, President's Office

Guides to University Archives

These items include materials from the office of the President at Marshall University from 1984-1990. Items were received in 1989 with one file being added after receiving this collection. Items include recorded media formats of the President and events on campus and in the Huntington community. Some select topics include an "at house" interview, Nitzschke on "MU Report" in Spring of 1986, the Society of Yeager Scholars "Only the Best", the Graduation speaker from 1986 of Chuck Yeager, and his appearances on WOWK-TV. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents.

The Greenbook, Faculty Handbook, 1989-1990, Marshall University Academic Affairs

The Greenbook

This book has been published for the faculty of Marshall University for the specified period of time. This book was created by what is now known as Academic Affairs and is for the period of 1989-1990.

Ua66/6/2 Bionews From The Hill, Wku Biology

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about WKU Biology highlighting the activities of faculty, students and alumni.

Ua77/1 Western, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

WKU alumni newsletter.

• Thomas C. Meredith Inaugurated as Eighth President of Western
• Governor Wallace Wilkinson Announces WKU Institute for Economic Development
• President Thomas C. Meredith Awarded Honorary Degree – Kentucky Wesleyan College
• Western to Host State Marching Band Championships
• Spring Enrollment is 13,333
• Regents Approve 1989-90 Operating Budget
• Alliance Corporation Establishes Scholarship
• Drackett Company of Franklin Gives $10,000 Scholarship
• Greenwood Optimists Contribute to College Heights Foundation
• Potter College Honors Published Faculty
• WKU Announces 1989 Faculty Award Winners
• Journalism School Wins Top Honors
• Western Grad Awarded $6,000 Fellowship for Graduate Study
• Graduate Chasing Bachelor’s at Elizabethtown Community College – Mary Todd …

Academic Senate Minutes Index 1988-1989, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

A Descriptive Study Of The Effects Of Retention On Identified "At Risk" Ninth-Grade Students At Bowie Junior High School, Claudette V. Jones

Graduate Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Career Ladder Iii And Career Ladder I Elementary Principals' Leader Behavior And Organizational Climate, Eugene H. Johnson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The perceptions of elementary teachers with regard to the leadership behavior exhibited by their principals and to the organizational climate of their schools were examined in this study. The purpose of the study was to determine whether Tennessee elementary principals who achieved Career Ladder III standing exhibited more effective leadership behaviors and maintained a more suitable organizational climates than Career Ladder I principals. This study followed the ex-post facto research approach and utilized data obtained through use of the Leadership Behavior Description Questionnaire Form 12 (LBDQ-12) and the Revised Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire (OCDQ-RE). Responses were obtained from 590 teachers …

1989-1990 Lsu Medical Center Catalog/Bulletin, Office Of The Registrar

Catalogs and Bulletins

No abstract provided.

19890629: Alumni Affairs, 1967-1973, Alumni Association

Guides to University Archives

These items include materials from the Alumni Association at Marshall University from 1967-1973. Items were received in 1989 and include notable materials from or about the alumni association holiday tournament, memorial tournament, and its associated expenses. This is not an exhaustive list. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting June 23, 1989, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Resolution re Emeritus Status
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• Recommendation re Granting of Honorary Degrees
• Recommendation re Naming of Alumni Office
• Evaluation of President and Recommendation re Presidential Compensation
• Executive Session
• Ratification of Contract
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Political Activities Policy
• Organizational Change - College of General Studies
• Increase in Application Fee
• Increase in Late Application Fee
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Revised 1988/89 General Fund Operating Budget
• Continuation of 1988/89 Budget into 1989/90
• Fall Semester 1989 Tuition and Fee Schedule
• Acquisition of Property
• Bank One - Sturgis Agreement
• Construction Contract - Bernhard …

News & Views - Vol. 07, No. 11 -June 22, 1989, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1983-1991, News & Views

No abstract provided.

System-Wide Title Vi Regulation Of Higher Education, 1968-1988: Implications For Increased Minority Participation, John B. Williams

Trotter Review

In 1964, 300,000 blacks were enrolled in the nation’s higher education system, most of them attending black colleges and universities in the South; 4,700,000 whites attended colleges during the same year. With passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Law, the federal government acknowledged an inequity in blacks’ opportunity to attend college and gave promise of becoming a major source of pressure for desegregating higher education. But the potential of Title VI, the promise of government intervention to accomplish greater equity, has never been fulfilled.

Specifically, Title VI renders discriminatory agencies and institutions, including colleges and universities, ineligible to receive federal …

Race And Excellence In American Higher Education, James Jennings

Trotter Review

W,E.B. DuBois’ assessment of American higher education’s posture toward black students in 1926 — “The attitude of the northern institution toward the Negro student is one which varies from tolerance to active hostility” — could have been written today based on several investigations. The American Council on Education reported recently that “the higher education community must continue to address the issues of losses in participation at all levels for blacks; the segregation of Hispanics; the retention and graduation of minority students, both undergraduate and graduate; the lack of growth for minorities in faculty and staff ranks.” The College Board reports …