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University Of Central Florida Graduate Catalog, 1986 - 1987, University Of Central Florida

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 46, April 24, 1986

Central Florida Future

BOR wants schools to be more efficient; Gramm-Rudman cuts make first impact on Pell Grants; No dull Knights; During exams, Future will still be here for you; News: ROTC scholarships suffering cutbacks; Report says universities grabbing for Pentagon research money; UCF to graduate largest class ever; On foreign policy (photo of Bernhard Orse speaking); Opinion: European countries treated U.S. fairly in Libyan affair; Peanut butter pacifies bug's fears; Women's crew first in Florida; Sports: 'Noles are coming to UCF; Knights destroy rival Stetson, 13-4 (with photo); McDowell pleased with Saturday game; Play ball; UCF baseball unranked again but poll officials …

Censorship In College And University Theatres: The Administrative Point Of View, Donald L. Loeffler

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article analyzes censorship practices in college and university theatre programs from an administrative perspective. Drawing on experiences at Western Carolina University, the discussion illustrates how institutions negotiate artistic freedom alongside sensitivity to community values. Examples of productions that elicited varied audience reactions highlight challenges associated with language, sexual content, violence, nudity, and casting choices. Administrative interviews emphasize a philosophy favoring minimal formal restrictions while encouraging informal consultation between directors and senior leadership to avoid avoidable controversy. Statements from university officials stress the importance of professional judgment, proactive communication, and transparency with audiences, particularly through content advisories and clear publicity. …

Equus: A Case For Censorship?, Abe J. Bassett

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article analyzes a public controversy surrounding a university production of Equus that included a brief nude scene. The account documents the sequence from initial audience acceptance to a later wave of organized criticism that framed the production as immoral and harmful, culminating in letters to state officials, attempts to reduce institutional funding, and a proposed state bill prohibiting sexual conduct on academic stages. The narrative details the department’s preparations, including informed casting, content advisories, and artistic rationale for the scene within the dramatic structure. Administrative responses by the president, provost, and chancellor are presented as affirmations of academic freedom …

Successful Women In Speech Communication: A National Survey Of Strategies And Skills, Contributions And Conflicts, Judy C. Pearson, Judith S. Trent

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article reports a national survey of successful women in speech communication and analyzes pathways to advancement, mentoring, communicative practices, and self perception. Using a six page questionnaire sent to women at the associate and professor ranks listed in the 1983 disciplinary directory, the study obtained 163 responses, a 52 percent rate. Respondents typically achieved promotion through traditional academic markers, including publications in communication journals, national conference presentations, professional service, and strong student evaluations, while external grants and books were less common. About two thirds reported having a mentor, most often a man, and many served as mentors to junior …

The Impact Of Communication Apprehension On Student Retention And Success: A Preliminary Report, James C. Mccroskey, Steven K. Payne

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article reports preliminary results from a longitudinal investigation of how communication apprehension influences academic performance and student retention in college. Data were collected from 1884 incoming freshmen at a large public university, who completed a standardized communication apprehension measure during orientation. Official academic records over four consecutive semesters provided grade point averages, credits earned, and enrollment status. Analyses reveal that students with high communication apprehension consistently earned lower grade point averages and completed fewer credits than moderate or low apprehensive students. Retention patterns also differed. High apprehensive students were substantially more likely to withdraw from the university over the …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 39, April 1, 1986

Central Florida Future

Regents: students dig deeper; Discoveries: Anti-abortion groups gaining ground; News: 'Big Blue' commends program; You say it's hot? (with caption "Well a quick dip in the reflection pond is just what you need."); Athletics to pay for new parking lot; Opinion: The only joke on this April Fool's Day is on students; ...but what a team!!; Back by unpopular demand; Sports: SIU ends UCF's 28 game streak; UCF snaps the state win mark (with photo of Jose Soto and game scene); Time for TME's first annual probaseball picks.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 38, March 27, 1986

Central Florida Future

Students put phone registration on hold (with diagram); Sun and fun? (with photo of the area around the reflection pond); Study says videos promoting violence; Candidates ready for election: Smith/Cady plan for more PR for UCF; Tierney/McFadden to show leadership; Deitz/Schmidt for all students as a whole; Young/Neidhart want to give clubs a voice in government (with photos); Opinion: Confrontation with Libya leaves U.S. in no win situation; Only voting makes a difference; Sports: Knights dump St. Mary's, 10-5; Tennis seeks respect (with photo of Traci Winterhoff); Golf team ties NIU at tourney; Mongolians will invade UCF on Monday; Soto …

The Ucf Report, Vol. 08 No. 32, March 26, 1986, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Library art offers chance for artists; Emergency bridge repair job stops Alafaya traffic 5 days; Blood drive aims for 500 donations.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 37, March 25, 1986

Central Florida Future

Some lines to be shorter in summer term; On show (photos of the 18th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition); Discoveries: Growers sore at tree burns; News: Grants getting scarce, loans costly; Draft resistance issue now in court; Former hostage to visit UCF; Opinion: Blaming alcohol for deaths only helps to avoid responsibility; Athletics axes winning programs; UCF rolls through spring break; Sports: UCF streaks to 20 wins (with photo of Knights outfielder Mark Maloney and coach Sam Rick); Little happy with ladies' results.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 32, February 27, 1986

Central Florida Future

Slow moving refunds will get slower; His father's son with photo captioned "Martin Luther King III, son of the great civil rights leader f te sixties was at UCF Monday night. King spoke on the situation of minorities in America today."); Students propose changes in meal plan system; UCF to sponsor international conference on engineering; Soon at desk near you: personalized testing; Groundbreaking (with photo captioned "Officials break ground on the new institute for Simulation and Training near the Physical Plant."); Insightful student opens door to UCF's only real problems; Series provided direction; Men's team loses two games on the …

The Ucf Report, Vol. 08 No. 30, February 26, 1986, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

New plan offers two routes to associate professorships; Isaac Singer, Nobel Laureate in literature, to lecture at UCF, give reading of works;.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 08 No. 29, February 19, 1986, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Study shows UCF grad salaries increasing; Computer team makes the big time; $300,000 in grants boost plans for real estate courses; Head of 'Time' next speaker in lecture series.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 08 No. 28, February 12, 1986, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Space policy: Challenger interpreted; Canadian newspapers follow new UCF-led research study; Research Park deals nets UCF $25,000 gift; Nancy Morgan fulfills contract no matter what; Give back to UCF, regent urges.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 08 No. 27, February 5, 1986, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

UCF, Rollins, Valencia pioneer a joint venture; Cable TV tells the University story; Annual report Feb. 26 for Credit Union.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 08 No. 26, January 29, 1986, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Regents approve privately financed dorms; CREOL gets $291,000 grant: UCF at hub of laser research; Fun at the fog races equals more scholarships for UCF.

Sandspur, Vol 92 No 16, January 21, 1986, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 08 No. 24, January 15, 1986, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Belt-tightening does it: Sports picture looks brighter; Faculty Senate eyes own position; DOD grant holds project for UCF 9 more months; Women's Club plans big with next fundraiser; SEEDCO's Orr is speaker for M.L. King Day.

Sandspur, Vol 92 No 15, January 14, 1986, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

Relationship Of Shift Work Schedules And Job Satisfaction Of Female Nurses, Maurie L. Antrim

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to identify variables which are related to job satisfaction, focusing on shift schedules and their impact on life activities outside the work setting. The sample consisted of 72 female nurses. The subjects received questionnaires which contained questions relating to biographical information (age, gender, marital status, number and ages of children, length of time on the job), work schedule information (shift worked, number of weekends and holidays worked), and satisfaction information (shift schedule satisfaction, satisfaction with amount of weekend work, satisfaction with days worked/days off schedule, and satisfaction with amount of time for family, friends, …

The Stress-Buffering Role Of Social Report And Self-Efficiency Among First-Year Graduate Students, Mary T. Cecchini

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

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Attitude Similarity, Expertness And Perceived Counselor Trustworthiness, Sharon Lee Mckay

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This analogue study investigated the relationship between the "therapeugenic" (Bloom & Trautt, 1978) factors of attitude similarity and expertness on perceived trustworthiness of a confederate counselor. Several investigators have demonstrated that attitude similarity is positively related to perceived attractiveness, likeability and competence of counselors (Good, 1975; Griffitt & Byrne, 1970; Trautt, Finer & Calisher, 1980). There has been mixed support, however, for the notion that counselors who are perceived as "expert" will positively impact the counseling relationship (Brischetto & Merluzzi, 1981; Kunin & Rodin, 1982; Strong & Schmidt, 1970). The present study expanded previous research by jointly manipulating attitude similarity …

Effects Of Cognitive And Modeling Techniques On Pain Management In Abortion Patients, Sue Mclendon

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Four short-term interventions (relaxation instructions, cognitive imagery instructions, cognitive modeling, and vicarious modeling) were experienced by 105 first-trimester abortion patients, to determine their effects on abortion pain and self-efficacy in handling abortion pain, as measured by self-report. No significant differences were found among treatment group and controls. In fact, no significant increases were found among groups in the time the patients spent engaging in activities suggested by instructions.

However, abortion patients were found to show significant differences in abortion pain and distress by whether they had experienced natural childbirth training. Also, a sensitivity to staff attitudes was revealed by the …

Comparable Worth: Gender Bias In Salary Administration, Delora Mcdaniel

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Comparable worth, an idea that is playing an increasingly important role in the wage and compensation issues of the 1980s, is examined in a controlled classroom setting. Salary as a function of rater gender and job stereotyping (as measured on a ranked order) was examined using undergraduate student subjects. Seven position descriptions from a savings and loan association were subjectively evaluated. The subjects assigned salaries, rank ordered the positions on a male to female (male=l, female=?) continuum and completed an Attitude toward Women Scale (AWS). Modest support was found for the hypothesis that salary would be a function of rater …

The Relationship Between Role Conflict And Ambiguity And Types Of Communication Moderated By Organization Level, Charles A. Olsson

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

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Marital Satisfaction As A Function Of Gender, Own Rationality And Spouse's Rationality, Gabrielle T. Vincent

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

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Metalinguistic Tasks For Adolescent Children, Mary D. Griffin

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

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An Investigation Of Career Development By Community College And University Women : Importance Of Contributors To Advancement Into Higher Education Administration, Lynda A. Kuyper

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Surveys of women in higher education administrative positions that identified factors which may contribute to career development have been conducted. However, the literature revealed little information regarding the importance placed on those factors by women in higher education administrative positions. The purpose of this study was to determine the importance of selected contributors to career development of women in higher education administration. Data were gathered by a mailed questionnaire to a sample of women administrators employed in Florida state supported community colleges and universities. The 343 useable returned questionnaires represented a 65.5% response rate and 51.3% of the total population. …

Preparation And Preparedness: A Study Of Curriculum Design In Terminal Master's Programs In Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Cynthia K. Rubin

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Graduate programs in Industrial/Organizational Psychology vary throughout the country with regard to curriculum design and content, raising the issue of preparation and its relationship to preparedness on the job. It was hypothesized that: (1) students with a greater amount of prior field experience would perceive themselves to be better prepared for the workplace than those with a lesser amount of such experience; (2) employers would perceive students who had received a greater amount of prior field experience as better preared than those with a lesser amount of such experience; and (3) students with previous work experience or job training in …

The Assessment And Treatment Of The Premenstrual Syndrome Client, Alison W. Kolodinsky

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Over 21 million American women suffer from the chronic, cyclic psychoneuroendocrinological dysfunction known as premenstrual syndrome (PMS) (Greenfield & Wolf, 1983). At least five million of these women suffer from symptoms so debilitating that their personal and/or professional lives are disrupted (Labrum, 1983). Women who suffer from PMS often seek counseling because of the syndrome's behavioral, affective, and emotional components. Mental health professionals must be prepared to aid both the client and her gynecologist in the diagnosis and treatment of PMS. This research report includes (1) a synopsis of the medical literature including some of the theories of etiology and …