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The Politics Of Survival At Home: Bargaining Power On Campus, Don B. Morlan Jan 1984

The Politics Of Survival At Home: Bargaining Power On Campus, Don B. Morlan

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Drawing on department chair experience, this article argues that communication departments must recognize and improve their political standing within colleges and universities. It contends that departments often generate substantial enrollment and tuition revenue while still lacking disciplinary credibility and bargaining power. The article proposes a curricular model that requires communication majors to complete structured course blocs in other departments rather than relying on loosely distributed electives. The model is justified as broad preparation for applied communication careers and as a way to make other academic units invested in communication program health. By linking curriculum design, student preparation, and campus politics, …

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An Evaluation Of Masters Programs In Speech Communication By Region, Deborah A. Roach, Larry L. Barker Jan 1984

An Evaluation Of Masters Programs In Speech Communication By Region, Deborah A. Roach, Larry L. Barker

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Using peer evaluation as its central method, this article assesses regional perceptions of speech communication master’s programs whose highest degree is the MA or MS. It reviews prior approaches to evaluating academic quality, including objective indicators and reputation based assessments, then explains a regional survey design adapted from earlier doctoral program studies. The results are reported in regional tables that group institutions by rating ranges and identify programs lacking enough information for evaluation. The discussion emphasizes limits in respondent knowledge, uneven program visibility, and the difficulty of using peer ratings when information about master’s programs is not widely shared. The …

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Interdisciplinary Speech Communication: A Small School Alternative, Betty Jo Hyde Welch Jan 1984

Interdisciplinary Speech Communication: A Small School Alternative, Betty Jo Hyde Welch

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Set within statewide scrutiny of new undergraduate programs, this article describes the creation of an interdisciplinary speech communication degree at a small university campus. The program was developed under constraints requiring little duplication of existing state programs and reliance on current faculty, facilities, and resources. The article explains how faculty from several disciplines planned a curriculum combining speech, English, computer science, modern language, philosophy, psychology, and anthropology. It outlines a structure built around general education, a communication core, and a student designed collateral emphasis area. The article also reports subsequent program growth and movement toward independent departmental status. It contributes …

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An International Visiting Fellowship Scheme: A United States And Australia Program, Harry Irwin Jan 1984

An International Visiting Fellowship Scheme: A United States And Australia Program, Harry Irwin

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Centered on communication program development in Australia, this article describes an international visiting fellowship at Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education in Sydney. It situates the program within the growth of applied communication studies in Australian higher education, especially the advanced education sector’s emphasis on vocationally oriented curricula. The article explains how the fellowship brought United States communication scholars to assist with curriculum development, staff development, teaching, research, learning materials, library resources, and professional seminars. It also discusses recruitment, selection, institutional fit, and the eventual suspension of the program because of financial constraints. The article contributes to communication administration by presenting …

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The Extent And Prevalence Of Family Violence In Seminole County, Karen J.L. Casalese Jan 1984

The Extent And Prevalence Of Family Violence In Seminole County, Karen J.L. Casalese

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This study was conducted for the Task Force on Domestic Violence in Seminole County whose purpose it was to study and address the problems of domestic violence. The data were collected by random digit dialing telephone interviews of a representative sample of 536 Seminole county families. The sample represented a .01% sample of the total population. The questionnaire was developed as a structured interview with unforced responses to many of the questions. Demographic information was also obtained on the respondent and members of the respondent's family. It was hypothesized that the Seminole County survey would yield family violence rates similar …

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Research & Scholarly Achievements, July 1, 1983 - June 30, 1984, University Of Central Florida Jan 1984

Research & Scholarly Achievements, July 1, 1983 - June 30, 1984, University Of Central Florida

Research Activities & Annual Reports

Annual summary of scholarly activities at UCF for the period from July 1, 1983 to June 30, 1984. This report highlights the contributions to scholarship by the Faculty during this period, including books and monographs, articles, creative works, presentations, grants and contracts.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 12, November 18, 1983 Nov 1983

Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 12, November 18, 1983

Central Florida Future

Geary faces impeachment (photos of Mark Geary and Stan Halbert); Tubbs lectures senate, tells senators to grow up; UCF foundation to assist Library calls upon parents for financial support; Air Force, Army ROTC groups enjoy enrollment surge at UCF; Professor explains concept behind banishment; Future Diversions: A paid supplement by the Program & Activities Council; O'Keefe teaches to be able to travel (photo of M. Timothy O'Keefe).

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The Ucf Report, Vol. 06 No. 15, November 9, 1983, University Of Central Florida Nov 1983

The Ucf Report, Vol. 06 No. 15, November 9, 1983, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Regents fix plan of enrollment; Wellness within corporations topic of meeting; UCF gets CEBA okay; low bid windfall too; Seminar to study prisoner's family; Scientist views world without fuel; Early deadline - Next UCF Report; Cornell breaks Russian sound barrier, gains personal talk with cosmonauts.

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The Ucf Report, Vol. 06 No. 14, November 2, 1983, University Of Central Florida Nov 1983

The Ucf Report, Vol. 06 No. 14, November 2, 1983, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Comments on the Greenhouse Effect: It's different world for the next century; Front page has nine editions; Cadets to get pentagon tour; Library reopens books for loan in new annex; It's a holiday Veteran's Day.

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The Ucf Report, Vol. 06 No. 12, October 19, 1983, University Of Central Florida Oct 1983

The Ucf Report, Vol. 06 No. 12, October 19, 1983, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Navy drops anchor in UCF research park; UCF Report asks, President Colbourn tells; Lute soloist on tap Oct. 21; Books stop circulating this week

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 08, October 14, 1983 Oct 1983

Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 08, October 14, 1983

Central Florida Future

Colbourn seeking job at Colorado State; Senate Notebook Senate repudiates Geary appointment; Town Meeting Congressman Nelson discusses issues at UCF (with photo of Congressman Bill Nelson); Universities design, protect new logos; Future Forum: Colbourn looks elsewhere; Student recruitment shoots for the big time.

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Understanding The Accident Process: Crisis Intervention For The Industrially Injured, Karen W. Sharpe Oct 1983

Understanding The Accident Process: Crisis Intervention For The Industrially Injured, Karen W. Sharpe

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Understanding the concept of the accident process plays a significant role in determining the course of treatment for the industrially injured. The accident process suggests that underlying psycho-social factors may result in the occurrence and/or maintenance of a state of disability. This disabled state provides greater needs satisfaction for the individual than his habitual behavioral repertoire. the development of the accident process suggests a state of crisis, either as a result of chronic difficulty or an acute reaction to sudden onset of illness or injury. Total rehabilitation of the individual is facilitated by a crisis intervention approach.

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Toward A Definition Of The Field: Local Constraints And National Coherence, E. Culpepper Clark Oct 1983

Toward A Definition Of The Field: Local Constraints And National Coherence, E. Culpepper Clark

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reflecting on communication studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, this article questions whether a national field definition would meaningfully resolve local problems of identity, curriculum, and administrative recognition. It describes a department combining speech communication, mass communication, and linguistics, where student demand and public perception have made mass communication more visible than speech. The article considers possible unifying labels, including rhetoric and public communication, while noting practical limits created by professional tracks, degree requirements, community needs, and institutional expectations. It argues that departments will continue to be judged by what they do rather than by field labels, and …

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Saving Communication At Suny, Albany, Kathleen E. Kendall Oct 1983

Saving Communication At Suny, Albany, Kathleen E. Kendall

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Describing a departmental survival effort at SUNY Albany, this case study recounts how the Department of Rhetoric and Communication responded when administrators considered dissolving it and redistributing faculty into other units. The account identifies several sources of vulnerability, including understaffing, faculty turnover, heavy enrollments, uncertain disciplinary fit within the humanities, and limited understanding of communication by campus colleagues. It also explains how student response, support from key administrators, faculty unity, strategic documentation, and a university wide study committee helped preserve the department. The case concludes with lessons about resource allocation, administrative location, collective faculty action, and the importance of building …

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The Suny, Buffalo, Story, Charles R. Petrie Oct 1983

The Suny, Buffalo, Story, Charles R. Petrie

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Focused on the Department of Communication at SUNY Buffalo, this case study describes a prolonged administrative review shaped by budget reductions, declining student pools, public internal conflict, and loss of faculty lines. The department responded by arguing for communication’s student demand, disciplinary centrality, program quality, and relevance to the university mission, while also experimenting with resource plans, tighter requirements, larger course strategies, and use of part time professionals. When administrators proposed options ranging from phase out to program suspension or reorganization, the department issued an open letter addressing budgetary need, quality, centrality, demand, and internal strife. The case documents an …

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Sexual Harassment: A Selected Bibliography, 1981 To 1983, Margaret Cowperthwaite Oct 1983

Sexual Harassment: A Selected Bibliography, 1981 To 1983, Margaret Cowperthwaite

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This annotated bibliography gathers articles, books, government documents, and bibliographies on sexual harassment published or issued from 1981 to 1983. It begins with legal context, defining sexual harassment through Title VII and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines, then surveys materials on workplace harassment, campus grievance procedures, legal cases, employer liability, training programs, counseling, policy development, and public debate. Entries address higher education, business, government, medicine, journalism, unions, and international contexts, with attention to gender, power, reporting barriers, remedies, and institutional responsibility. The bibliography serves as a resource for administrators, counselors, faculty, and policy makers seeking research, legal guidance, and practical …

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A Graduate Student Looks At The Job Market, Gregory J. Shepherd Oct 1983

A Graduate Student Looks At The Job Market, Gregory J. Shepherd

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

From the perspective of a graduate student entering the academic market, this article examines ethical responsibilities in graduate communication education. It argues that job listings often reward broadly trained generalists rather than narrowly specialized candidates, even as many graduate programs encourage early specialization. The article also discusses competition from already employed faculty, rising expectations for publications and conference papers, and the pressure these expectations may place on students and faculty mentors. It urges graduate programs to give students clearer information about employment prospects, moderate inflated expectations, and align training with realistic career possibilities. The article contributes to communication administration by …

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An Overview Of The Canadian Communication And Journalism Scene, Thomas L. Mcphail, Rlchelle Larsen Oct 1983

An Overview Of The Canadian Communication And Journalism Scene, Thomas L. Mcphail, Rlchelle Larsen

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Surveying communication and journalism education in Canada, this article reviews the uneven development of university programs and the continuing tension between professional training and liberal arts preparation. It identifies established and emerging programs across several provinces, noting stronger development in some regions and slower institutional growth in others. The discussion gives particular attention to the long process that led to the creation of a graduate communication studies program at the University of Calgary, including earlier proposals, media industry support, curricular debates, and arguments for interdisciplinary preparation. The article situates communication education within broader social, political, economic, legal, and cultural changes …

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Toward A Definition Of The Field: Local Constraints And National Coherence, Dwight Freshley Oct 1983

Toward A Definition Of The Field: Local Constraints And National Coherence, Dwight Freshley

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Using the University of Georgia as an institutional case, this article examines how local departmental structures complicate national efforts to define speech communication as a coherent academic field. It compares broad disciplinary definitions from the Speech Communication Association with the narrower curricular and administrative realities of one department, where communication related areas are dispersed across multiple colleges and schools. The article discusses curriculum revisions, public and interpersonal communication as a departmental core, relations with theatre, journalism, management, and speech pathology, and administrative issues involving promotion review, system committees, service courses, and disciplinary visibility. It contributes to communication administration by showing …

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The Cultural Relevance Of Speech Communication: Approaching The Field From A Humanistic And Artistic Perspective, Mary S. Strine Oct 1983

The Cultural Relevance Of Speech Communication: Approaching The Field From A Humanistic And Artistic Perspective, Mary S. Strine

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Approaching field definition from a humanistic and artistic perspective, this article argues that speech communication should be understood as an integrated cultural discipline rather than a set of separate methodological compartments. It identifies shared disciplinary assumptions about speech as cultural process, speech communication as organized academic inquiry, and the field’s role in refining cultural performance and advancing cultural understanding. The article then outlines three linked functions for humanistic and artistic work: developing cultural performance, reconstructing cultural grammar, and critically examining cultural forms and practices. It also questions divisional boundaries and conventional scholarly formats, suggesting that more integrated, reflexive, and experimental …

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Approaching Speech Communication From A Social Scientific Perspective, Alvin Goldberg Oct 1983

Approaching Speech Communication From A Social Scientific Perspective, Alvin Goldberg

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Framing speech communication through a social scientific lens, this article argues that the field can be understood through its content, theories, research methods, critical standards, and applications. It describes how scientifically oriented scholars expanded communication study beyond formal public address to include intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, organizational, and interorganizational processes. The article emphasizes theory development, varied empirical and descriptive methods, standards for evaluating research and coursework, and applications grounded in research findings rather than solely in rhetorical or artistic principles. It also notes tensions between academic respectability and skill development. The article contributes to field definition by presenting social scientific inquiry …

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Toward A Definition Of Communication: Speech Communication In The Context Of The Field Of Communication, Theodore Clevenger Jr. Oct 1983

Toward A Definition Of Communication: Speech Communication In The Context Of The Field Of Communication, Theodore Clevenger Jr.

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reconsidering earlier attempts to define communication, this article argues that communication and speech communication are better understood as fields of study than as unified disciplines with a single core. It uses a Wittgensteinian model of overlapping strands to explain how diverse specialties such as rhetoric, television production, phonetics, advertising, organizational communication, nonverbal communication, and oral interpretation can belong to the same field without sharing one common element. The article rejects narrow definitions that would exclude legitimate areas of inquiry and instead proposes identifying enduring questions that connect speech communication specialties. It contributes to field definition by framing coherence as a …

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A Faculty Perspective On Academic Employment Opportunities, Bruce E. Gronbeck Oct 1983

A Faculty Perspective On Academic Employment Opportunities, Bruce E. Gronbeck

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Written as a reflective assessment of academic employment prospects, this article considers job opportunities for communication graduates in elementary, secondary, and higher education. It identifies positive indicators in school settings, including certification, basic skills mandates, communication curriculum labels, and continuing attention to speaking and listening. For higher education, it points to demand in business, professional, organizational, broadcasting, film, mass communication, and renewed rhetorical studies, while also noting enrollment decline, budget pressure, and possible departmental vulnerability. The article cautions departments against overcommitting permanent resources during periods of high demand and urges coordinated work across educational levels to sustain communication education and …

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Priorities For Program Survival, Stanley F. Paulson Oct 1983

Priorities For Program Survival, Stanley F. Paulson

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Written from a dean’s perspective, this article identifies factors that can strengthen speech communication programs during periods of budget pressure and program review. It argues that communication benefits from broad societal growth, employer demand for speaking, listening, interpersonal, and writing abilities, and strong student interest, but also faces economic retrenchment and possible overproduction of academic doctorates. The article recommends four priorities for program survival: high quality research, stronger relationships with other disciplines, balance between theoretical study and competence based instruction, and development of public constituencies including alumni and campus partners. It frames these priorities not only as defensive strategies but …

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Association For Communication Administration Bulletin, Complete Volume 46 Oct 1983

Association For Communication Administration Bulletin, Complete Volume 46

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This is the complete Volume 46 from 1983 for the Association for Communication Administration Bulletin.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 05, September 23, 1983 Sep 1983

Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 05, September 23, 1983

Central Florida Future

Senate elections pull large voter turnout (photo of student on moped watching election entertainment); Late campaign expense forms bring nine disqualifications; Senators make plans for new year; America's king of beers? (with photo of William K. Coors); Business leaders rate desired employee traits; Study shows strangers likely to help prevent theft; Diversions (A paid supplement by the Program & Activities Council); Future Sportsweek: Machock says he can produce a Division I Team (with photo of UCF's new head basketball coach Chuck Machock).

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Sandspur, Vol 90, No 01, September 23, 1983, Rollins College Sep 1983

Sandspur, Vol 90, No 01, September 23, 1983, 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.

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The Ucf Report, Vol. 06 No. 08, September 21, 1983, University Of Central Florida Sep 1983

The Ucf Report, Vol. 06 No. 08, September 21, 1983, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Career Service sick leave, pool enrollment opens; Lady at the reception desk, Mary Henn, retires as President Colbourn's secretary; Personnel director explains career service wage increases.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 04, September 16, 1983 Sep 1983

Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 04, September 16, 1983

Central Florida Future

Apathy hits elections 6 seats to be vacant; Justices rule Geary veto void; Photo of students walking on campus, UCF's student population estimated at 15,600; WUCF's 'Nite Rock' gets promotional underwriting; Buckeye assistant to fill Torchy's shoes Machock named basketball coach; What's in a name? UCF buildings' naming process long and involved; IFC finds Pikes violated rush rules; Library to expand faster than volumes Cuts reduce new book purchases (Photo of students using a temporary entrance to the new library, located on the west side, while the main entrance undergoes a facelift); Campus expansions awaiting money; UCF Health Center proves …

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The Ucf Report, Vol. 06 No. 07 , September 14, 1983, University Of Central Florida Sep 1983

The Ucf Report, Vol. 06 No. 07 , September 14, 1983, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Search begins to fill endowed chair; Promotion , transfer made in University Relations; Brewer Coors series speaker.

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