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The University Of Texas At Arlington Graduate Catalog 1988-1989, The University Of Texas At Arlington Jan 1988

The University Of Texas At Arlington Graduate Catalog 1988-1989, The University Of Texas At Arlington

UTA Graduate Catalogs

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An Analysis Of Selected California Community College Chief Executive Officers' Perceptions Of The Effectiveness Of District Governing Board Evaluation Policies And Practices, Sherrill Lea Hatfield Amador Edd Jan 1988

An Analysis Of Selected California Community College Chief Executive Officers' Perceptions Of The Effectiveness Of District Governing Board Evaluation Policies And Practices, Sherrill Lea Hatfield Amador Edd

Dissertations

Purpose. The focus of this study was to examine whether the California community college chief executive officers perceived their governing boards' evaluation policies and practices to be effective, and whether those evaluations contributed to their improved performance. Methodology. An ethnographic research design and interviewing methodologies were used for this study. The sample consisted of 20 California community college districts and chief executive officers selected from the 70 California community college districts based on: (a) multi-college and multi-campus district or single district organization, (b) northern or southern California district location, and (c) the district's chief executive's length of service as the …

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Nova University Center For The Advancement Of Education Programs For Higher Education 1988–1989 Catalog, Nova University Jan 1988

Nova University Center For The Advancement Of Education Programs For Higher Education 1988–1989 Catalog, Nova University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

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1988-1989 Course Catalog, University Of Montana (Missoula, Mont. : 1965-1994). Office Of The Registrar Jan 1988

1988-1989 Course Catalog, University Of Montana (Missoula, Mont. : 1965-1994). Office Of The Registrar

University of Montana Course Catalogs, 1895-2024

An annual catalog of courses and course descriptions offered at the University of Montana.

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A Survey Of Faculty Salaries In Selected Communication Disciplines: 1986–87, Patricia D. Witherspoon, Kathleen J. Jensen Jan 1988

A Survey Of Faculty Salaries In Selected Communication Disciplines: 1986–87, Patricia D. Witherspoon, Kathleen J. Jensen

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article reports results from a 1986–87 national survey of faculty salaries in selected communication disciplines, including advertising, journalism, radio-television-film, speech communication, and communication disorders. Data were collected from thirty-five institutions, primarily public universities, with salary ranges reported by rank across departments. Results indicate that advertising faculty consistently earned the highest mean salaries, particularly at the assistant professor level, reflecting competition with business schools and private sector opportunities. Speech communication salaries ranked lowest at the assistant and associate levels but showed the greatest percentage increase at the full professor rank, surpassing other disciplines. Salary differences were attributed to factors such …

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Academic Departments: Breaking The Habit Of Isolation, Jon Whitmore Jan 1988

Academic Departments: Breaking The Habit Of Isolation, Jon Whitmore

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article critiques the tendency of academic departments to become isolated and protective of their disciplinary boundaries, limiting opportunities for intellectual growth and collaboration. While departments provide essential structure and identity within higher education, they can also foster parochialism, territorialism, and insularity. The discussion highlights theatre as an inherently interdisciplinary field that naturally connects with literature, music, anthropology, cultural studies, and technology, making it well-suited for cross-departmental partnerships. Examples include collaborations with engineering and architecture on computer-aided design, with visual artists and composers on performance art, and with modern languages and cultural studies scholars as dramaturgs. The article argues that …

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Annual Report Of The President, 1987-1988, Molloy University Archives And Special Collections Jan 1988

Annual Report Of The President, 1987-1988, Molloy University Archives And Special Collections

Annual Reports of the President

This item is an annual report published by the Office of the President in 1988, detailing the 1987-1988 academic year. It provides summaries of institutional changes, achievements of the students, faculty and staff, as well as an overview of the past academic year's events.

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The Pacifican, December 10, 1987, University Of The Pacific Dec 1987

The Pacifican, December 10, 1987, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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The Pacifican, October 29, 1987, University Of The Pacific Oct 1987

The Pacifican, October 29, 1987, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

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Pacific Review Sept/Oct 1987, Pacific Alumni Association Oct 1987

Pacific Review Sept/Oct 1987, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

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The Pacifican, September 24, 1987, University Of The Pacific Sep 1987

The Pacifican, September 24, 1987, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

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Pacific Review July/Aug 1987, Pacific Alumni Association Aug 1987

Pacific Review July/Aug 1987, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

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Organizational Qualities Of Academic Departments, Michael Pacanowsky Aug 1987

Organizational Qualities Of Academic Departments, Michael Pacanowsky

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article explores the qualities of organizational culture that can make academic departments more enabling rather than constraining. Drawing on a sabbatical experience with W.L. Gore & Associates, the discussion contrasts corporate practices with academic structures. Gore’s culture emphasized freedom, fairness, commitment, and open communication, supported by a lattice-style structure and sponsorship instead of hierarchical management. From this model, six principles of empowering organizations are identified: distributing power and opportunity, maintaining open communication, using integrative problem-solving, encouraging challenge within trust, fostering self-responsibility, and learning from organizational contradictions. The article applies these principles to higher education, offering questions for administrators to …

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Female Leadership In Male-Dominated Organizations, Sue Dewine Aug 1987

Female Leadership In Male-Dominated Organizations, Sue Dewine

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines female leadership in male-dominated organizational cultures, particularly within the field of communication. It critiques common advice that encourages women to imitate masculine leadership models, arguing that such approaches create sterile environments and diminish the unique strengths women bring to leadership. The discussion reviews research on organizational culture and the influence of administrators in shaping departmental climates, highlighting persistent barriers faced by women in higher education. Evidence shows that female administrators often experience role conflict, isolation, and burnout, despite having skills comparable to male counterparts. Recommendations include embracing androgynous leadership traits, building professional networks, and promoting cultural change …

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Leadership And Conflict Management, Linda L. Putnam Aug 1987

Leadership And Conflict Management, Linda L. Putnam

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines conflict management as a central component of organizational life, particularly within educational settings. Conflict is defined as interaction among interdependent parties over perceived incompatible goals or actions, with potential to be either destructive or constructive. Constructive management emphasizes clarity, openness, and trust, while destructive approaches foster rigidity, defensiveness, and escalation. The discussion explores the unique features of academic organizations, including loosely coupled systems, competing goals, scarce resources, and divided professional loyalties, which make them especially prone to disputes. Strategies reviewed include conflict styles such as confrontation, forcing, smoothing, compromising, and avoiding, as well as bargaining approaches that …

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The Communication Arts And Sciences: Together Again? Well, It All Depends, J. Robert Wills Aug 1987

The Communication Arts And Sciences: Together Again? Well, It All Depends, J. Robert Wills

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article considers the administrative organization of communication arts and sciences in higher education, noting that approaches vary widely across campuses. It emphasizes that no single model is universally correct; rather, structures should be shaped by institutional mission, levels of specialization, program size, and campus culture. Examples illustrate that theatre, for instance, may be housed in English, communication, fine arts, or as a stand-alone program, with each arrangement carrying historical precedent and local justification. The discussion argues against imposing a national norm, urging instead that institutions regularly examine their organizational choices. While structure can influence outcomes, program excellence depends more …

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The Future Of Theatre Education: Defining The Discipline, J. Robert Wills Aug 1987

The Future Of Theatre Education: Defining The Discipline, J. Robert Wills

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article addresses the ongoing challenges and future prospects of theatre education in higher education. It argues that despite a long history on college campuses, theatre has struggled to gain widespread respectability and to achieve consistent excellence. The discussion emphasizes two fundamental questions—“Who are we?” and “What do we do?”—which programs must answer to define their missions and philosophies. Nine persistent dilemmas are outlined, including the balance between tradition and innovation, vocational training and liberal learning, specialization and generalization, and the role of students as individuals rather than passive participants. Additional concerns involve weak exploration of new ideas, limited articulation …

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A Public Manager Looks Back: What I Wish I'D Been Taught, Dan H. Fenn Jun 1987

A Public Manager Looks Back: What I Wish I'D Been Taught, Dan H. Fenn

New England Journal of Public Policy

The author, a practitioner-teacher of public administration, writes that the special context of government in the United States, whether federal, state, or local, needs to be specifically explored by schools for would-be public managers. The constitutionally established system of fractionated power at once makes government jobs extraordinarily difficult and provides great opportunities for those who see themselves as partners in the policy-making process and want to put their stamp on the events of their times. Despite the view of the general public, government is made to order for entrepreneurs who are adept at accreting and maintaining power regardless of the …

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The Public-Private Forum: Good Intentions Randomize Behavior, Robert Wood Jun 1987

The Public-Private Forum: Good Intentions Randomize Behavior, Robert Wood

New England Journal of Public Policy

Public and private institutions of higher learning coexist throughout the United States in a pattern of diversity that is unknown in any other postindustrial society — and Massachusetts is a prime example of U.S. pluralism in education. In an era of scarce resources and mounting costs, the contrary instincts for cooperation and competition are at work. This article is an account ofa voluntary attempt among private and public colleges and universities between 1973 and 1976 to forge a fragile partnership — the Massachusetts Public-Private Forum — which first flourished, then foundered. Tracing the course of its early successes and final …

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Pacific Review May/June 1987, Pacific Alumni Association Jun 1987

Pacific Review May/June 1987, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

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The University Of Texas At Arlington Undergraduate Catalog 1987-1988, The University Of Texas At Arlington Jun 1987

The University Of Texas At Arlington Undergraduate Catalog 1987-1988, The University Of Texas At Arlington

UTA Undergraduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

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Undergraduate Commencement Exercises Program, May 23, 1987. May 1987

Undergraduate Commencement Exercises Program, May 23, 1987.

Bryant University Commencements

Bryant University Undergraduate Commencement Exercises Program, May 23, 1987.

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Pacific Review March/April 1987, Pacific Alumni Association Apr 1987

Pacific Review March/April 1987, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

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Bpm Notes - April 1987, Nova University Apr 1987

Bpm Notes - April 1987, Nova University

BPM Notes

No abstract provided.

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So The Football Team Was 10-2! How Are The Fine Arts Here?, Paul A. Distler Apr 1987

So The Football Team Was 10-2! How Are The Fine Arts Here?, Paul A. Distler

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article reflects on the evolving relationship between administrators and arts educators in higher education. Once marked by misunderstanding and tension, these groups increasingly recognized the arts as a vital resource for institutional success. Anecdotes illustrate how strong arts programs became assets in recruiting distinguished faculty, attracting top-level students, and appealing to parents seeking well-rounded educational opportunities. The arts also played growing roles in alumni relations and fundraising, demonstrating their ability to enhance institutional prestige and financial support. The discussion emphasizes that administrators came to view the arts much like athletics—an area with broad value for visibility, engagement, and development. …

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A Comparison Between The Usa And Australia In The Administration Of Communication Studies In Higher Education, Michael Kaye, Bobby H. Patton Apr 1987

A Comparison Between The Usa And Australia In The Administration Of Communication Studies In Higher Education, Michael Kaye, Bobby H. Patton

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article compares the administration of communication studies programs in the United States and Australia, using a faculty exchange between the University of Kansas and Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education as a case study. The analysis identifies three major areas of difference: historical development, philosophical orientation, and administrative policies. In the United States, communication programs largely evolved from speech departments with strong rhetorical and skills-based traditions, while in Australia the field developed more recently with interdisciplinary and critical orientations. Philosophical divergences are evident in curricular emphases, with American programs often stressing public speaking and skills training, and Australian programs incorporating …

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Promotion, Tenure, And Merit Decisions At Colorado State University, G. Jack Gravlee Apr 1987

Promotion, Tenure, And Merit Decisions At Colorado State University, G. Jack Gravlee

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article provides a detailed account of promotion, tenure, and merit procedures at Colorado State University. Advancement is shown to depend primarily on published research, which carries greater weight than teaching or service in faculty evaluations. The analysis specifies the hierarchy of publication types, the documentation required, and the multi-level review process leading to tenure and promotion decisions. Differences in faculty adaptation to these standards are noted, particularly between newer faculty oriented toward research productivity and mid-career faculty trained under earlier, less stringent expectations. The paper concludes with projections concerning faculty turnover and policy changes, emphasizing the institution’s continuing prioritization …

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Making It In Academe: Advice To Young Faculty, Bob Yowell Apr 1987

Making It In Academe: Advice To Young Faculty, Bob Yowell

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article offers guidance for new faculty members seeking to establish successful academic careers, particularly in theatre and related fields. The discussion emphasizes the importance of appropriate academic credentials, realistic expectations regarding salary, and strategies for navigating institutional culture. It warns against association with negative colleagues, underscores the need for sustained motivation in teaching and production, and highlights the value of balancing creative work with research and service. Practical considerations such as understanding tenure procedures, building relationships with senior faculty, and contributing to departmental governance are presented as central to long-term success. The article concludes that persistence, professional engagement, and …

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Advice To Young Faculty, Jack Wann Apr 1987

Advice To Young Faculty, Jack Wann

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article provides guidance for new faculty members pursuing careers in theatre education. It emphasizes the importance of commitment to the profession, noting that success depends less on innate talent than on openness, energy, and flexibility. The discussion advises young faculty to focus on substantive work—teaching, directing, research, and professional engagement—rather than on political or social distractions within academic life. It further suggests reframing challenges as opportunities for constructive projects, thereby maintaining productivity and avoiding cynicism. The article concludes that sustained enthusiasm, professional activity, and a commitment to teaching and creative practice are central to long-term academic success.

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Determining How Well Graduates Are Prepared For The Real World, Bob Bohiken Apr 1987

Determining How Well Graduates Are Prepared For The Real World, Bob Bohiken

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This study describes an effort to evaluate the preparation of communication graduates at Northwest Missouri State University for professional employment. Surveys were administered to recent graduates and their immediate supervisors to assess employment patterns, adequacy of training, application of coursework to job responsibilities, and continuing professional development. Separate instruments were designed for general speech communication, organizational communication, public relations, and speech/theatre education graduates. Response rates were 35% for graduates and 20% for supervisors. Results did not yield consensus on specific program strengths or weaknesses but provided baseline data and a viable evaluation method. The study concludes that systematic feedback from …

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