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The Pacifican, October 8, 1987, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

Monday Update - October 5, 1987, Nova University

The Update

No abstract provided.

Pacific Review Sept/Oct 1987, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Volume 01, Number 01, Janis C. Epps Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

Full text of Volume 01, Number 01 of Reaching Through Teaching.

An Evaluation Of Adequacy Of Selected Services, Conditions And Opportunities In Meeting The Academic And Personal Needs Of International Students At New York City Technical College, Ranjani H. Selvadurai

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the adequacy of selected services, conditions and opportunities to international students in the academic areas of; proficiency in the English language, academic advisement, instructional practices, format of examinations and grading practices as well as in areas; finances, cultural adjustment and personal problems. Attempt was also made to determine how international students differed in perceptions of the adequacy of services, conditions and opportunities offered to the international student clientele by the college based on seven personal characteristics.

The population surveyed consisted of international students (157) except the twenty students who participated in establishing …

Involving Faculty In Department And Professional Service, G. Jack Gravlee

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines the role of faculty service in higher education and the responsibilities of department chairs in balancing participation with protection from excessive demands. Service is defined broadly, encompassing internal duties such as committees and advising, as well as external contributions to the community and professional organizations. The discussion highlights ambiguities in how service is valued compared to teaching and research, often leaving faculty uncertain about its impact on evaluation. Practical recommendations are offered for administrators: clarifying departmental obligations, rotating assignments, introducing new faculty gradually, reserving key tasks for senior members, and rewarding time-intensive service. Equally emphasized is the …

Helping Teachers Become Better Teachers, Robert C. Dick

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines the challenges of improving teaching effectiveness in higher education, with particular focus on communication faculty. It argues that universities often undervalue teaching compared to research and service, resulting in limited recognition and rewards for instructional excellence. Contributing factors to poor teaching include reliance on outdated materials, burnout, limited interest in assigned courses, and pressures from tenure and promotion systems that prioritize publication. The discussion reviews methods of evaluating teaching, including peer review, student ratings, and departmental oversight, emphasizing the need for balanced and constructive feedback. It highlights the role of faculty development centers, workshops, and instructional grants …

Collegial Governance In Public Institutions: A Dean's View, J. Robert Wills

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines collegial governance in public institutions from the perspective of a dean, addressing both its challenges and potential. Governance is described as occurring within a complex web of relationships among faculty, chairs, deans, and central administrators, often divided into opposing “teams” that foster distrust and hinder cooperation. Key barriers identified include the diversity of purposes among faculty and administrators, declining trust that leads to cumbersome checks and balances, and the increasing intrusion of external agencies into institutional decision making. Despite these obstacles, the discussion argues that campuses function best when decision making is inclusive and transparent. The dean’s …

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

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

Newsletter Vol.15 No.4 1987, National Center For The Study Of Collective Bargaining In Higher Education And The Professions

National Center Newsletters

No abstract provided.

A Model System Design For Providing Adult Education Theory And Practice Information To Hospital-Based Educators In Texas, Michael P. West

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Texas Health Studies (THS), a non-profit education service organization, serves hospital-based educators as a primary client group. These educators traditionally come from a health services educational experience which emphasizes the provision of patient care rather than education. However, this educator is expected to provide quality education services to a wide variety of groups within the hospital setting. With the increase in accountability throughout the hospital, the hospital-based educator may experience an increase in pressure to demonstrate competency. Since Texas Health Studies is interested in providing both relevant and quality educational services to its client groups, the primary purpose of this …

Monday Update - August 10, 1987, Nova University

The Update

No abstract provided.

Pacific Review July/Aug 1987, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

A Response To The Communication Arts And Sciences: Together Again, Harry Ausprich

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This piece responds to ongoing debates about the organization of the communication arts and sciences by situating the discussion within the larger purpose of education. It argues that administrative considerations such as budgets, efficiency, or departmental structures should be secondary to the broader aim of cultivating intellectual inquiry, values, and connectedness across disciplines. Drawing on reports about educational reform and cultural commentary, it stresses the importance of balancing liberal studies with professional training to prepare students for rapid societal change. The essay highlights the responsibility of faculty to foster learning that emphasizes “know why” rather than only “know how.” It …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Leadership And Management In The Academic Department: How Can Community And Bureaucracy Be Reconciled?, George Cheney

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article explores the tension between bureaucracy and community in academic departments, offering leadership as a means of reconciliation. Bureaucratic structures, rooted in Weber’s analysis, are critiqued for displacing goals with procedures, obscuring social purposes, and minimizing individuals. These issues are shown to be particularly relevant in higher education, where efficiency, specialization, and management often overshadow academic ideals. The discussion contrasts management, associated with control and manipulation, with leadership, defined as guidance, inspiration, and cooperation. Drawing on organizational theory, leadership is described as fostering communication, articulating shared purpose, and enlisting cooperation. The metaphor of community is proposed to balance bureaucratic …

Monday Update - July 27, 1987, Nova University

The Update

No abstract provided.

Newsletter Vol.15 No.3 1987, National Center For The Study Of Collective Bargaining In Higher Education And The Professions

National Center Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Nova University Master Of Science In Computer-Based Learning Second Annual M.S. Summer Institute, Fort Lauderdale, Fl "The Future Of High Technology In Education And Training" Center For The Advancement Of Education Computer Education Programs July 18–26, 1987, Computer-Based Learning July 18–24, 1987, Nova University

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

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Selected College Credit Telecourses On Student Academic Achievement And Retention Levels., Richard E. Hoehlein

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The use of telecourses as an alternative method of instruction has grown considerably among higher education institutions in the past decade. Yet reservations linger regarding the effectiveness and appropriateness of this technology in academic settings. While the literature has generally shown no negative impacts of telecourses on academic performance, questions remain about the quality of the learning experience and how well this medium serves the needs of the diverse student types being served by colleges today.

As the involvement of Tidewater Community College (TCC) in telecourse instruction has increased over the past few years, so too has the need to …

Monday Update - June 29, 1987, Nova University

The Update

No abstract provided.

1987 Commencement, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

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 …

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 …

Pacific Review May/June 1987, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

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

UTA Undergraduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.