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The Ideal Chair: Appropriate And Inappropriate Uses Of Power, Robert S. Goyer Apr 1985

The Ideal Chair: Appropriate And Inappropriate Uses Of Power, Robert S. Goyer

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article analyzes how an academic department chair may employ power in ways that advance or hinder departmental goals. It defines inappropriate uses of power as actions that serve personal interests or undermine institutional purposes, and it highlights abdication of responsibility as another form of misuse. The discussion then turns to appropriate uses of power, beginning with definitional considerations drawn from social psychology and organizational theory. Power is conceptualized as the demonstrated capacity to effect change, derived from both formal authority and personal characteristics. The article surveys classic bases of social power and examines how assigned authority, positional status, and …

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A Department Chair Interprets The Roles And Powers Of The Ideal Dean, Lloyd F. Bitzer Apr 1985

A Department Chair Interprets The Roles And Powers Of The Ideal Dean, Lloyd F. Bitzer

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article presents a department chair’s perspective on the powers and responsibilities of the ideal dean, emphasizing the influence a dean exerts through decisions affecting budgets, resources, and personnel. It argues that these powers shape a department’s programs, priorities, and long term vitality, making the dean’s role both consequential and potentially dangerous if exercised without wisdom and moral discipline. The ideal dean is described as one who holds limited but sufficient authority, whose decisions reflect institutional norms, and who avoids overreach or violations of established procedures. Problems arise either when the dean exceeds legitimate authority or when decisions, though formally …

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Ideal Interactive Roles Of Chairs And Deans, Judith S. Trent Apr 1985

Ideal Interactive Roles Of Chairs And Deans, Judith S. Trent

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article explores the interdependent relationship between department chairs and deans, emphasizing the need for mutual understanding of each other’s roles, constraints, and responsibilities. It highlights the pressures chairs face from faculty, students, and upper administration, as well as the challenges deans encounter in distributing limited resources across diverse disciplines. The article argues that productive interaction requires recognition of mutual dependence, respect for differing obligations, and consistent communication. Chairs and deans must negotiate goals that align departmental needs with institutional missions while managing scarce resources and competing demands. It concludes that cooperation grounded in goodwill, trust, and shared commitment is …

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Poke The Bottom Of The Fire, John Lee Jellicorse Apr 1985

Poke The Bottom Of The Fire, John Lee Jellicorse

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines the administrative challenges created by the increasingly narrow and peripheral preparation of some doctoral and MFA graduates in communication. It argues that many candidates lack grounding in core disciplinary history, theory, and pedagogy, showing strong specialization without awareness of the field’s breadth or traditions. The discussion describes how this trend complicates hiring, weakens disciplinary coherence, and leads to duplication of communication courses when such graduates secure appointments outside communication units. These developments strain curricula, undermine departmental identity, and reinforce claims that communication lacks a substantive disciplinary core. The article urges graduate programs to strengthen breadth, disciplinary interdependence, …

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Future Problems For The Communication Arts And Sciences Administrator, Erwin P. Bettinghaus Apr 1985

Future Problems For The Communication Arts And Sciences Administrator, Erwin P. Bettinghaus

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article identifies three administrative challenges likely to confront communication arts and sciences units in the near future. The first concerns shifts in student interest, which have historically expanded and contracted across disciplines. Rapid growth in communication enrollments may reverse, producing budget reductions similar to those experienced by education and humanities programs. The second issue involves the difficulty of adapting curricula to fast changing communication technologies. Institutional procedures for course approval often lag behind technological innovation, leaving students without formal exposure to emerging areas such as cable operations, common carrier regulation, and new telecommunication systems. The article argues that departments …

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Practical Problems Facing Communication Administrators, Thelma D. Curl Apr 1985

Practical Problems Facing Communication Administrators, Thelma D. Curl

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article outlines two central challenges confronting communication administrators in financially constrained, state supported institutions. The first problem is the impact of budget reductions on staffing, curriculum, and faculty development. Shrinking appropriations and limited external resources have led to hiring freezes, increased class sizes, teaching overloads, and reliance on part time instructors. These conditions weaken faculty morale, complicate promotion and tenure processes, reduce opportunities for research and travel, and curtail scholarships, cultural programming, and curricular innovation. Fiscal pressures further force departments to rely on FTE driven decisions that may jeopardize upper level instruction and student retention. The second problem concerns …

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Case Studies For Communication Administrators, James E, Roever Apr 1985

Case Studies For Communication Administrators, James E, Roever

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This brief set of instructional materials presents four case studies designed to stimulate discussion among communication administrators. The studies pose issues without prescribing solutions and invite users to consider multiple perspectives on personnel decisions, curricular leadership, and administrative identity. The first case examines conflicting evaluations of a tenure candidate whose strong service record contrasts with limited publication and mixed administrative support. The second explores the tension between personnel standards and compassion when an instructor’s substandard performance is attributed to personal hardship. The third considers the role of a chair in balancing faculty governance with administrative judgment when deciding whether to …

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Aca News Apr 1985

Aca News

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This bulletin presents organizational information for the Association for Communication Administration during the mid 1980s. It introduces the candidates for three Executive Committee positions beginning in 1986, outlining their professional backgrounds and statements of objectives. The bulletin also reports on administrative developments, including the reconstitution of the Commission on Departmental Data, the appointment of a committee to consider the future direction of the Association, and the formation of a Texas state affiliate. The closing section provides the full bylaws of the Texas Association for Communication Administration. All contact information and organizational details contained in the document are historical and no …

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Keeping Communication Human, Roy V. Wood Apr 1985

Keeping Communication Human, Roy V. Wood

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines administrative communication through a dramatistic framework, arguing that organizational interaction simultaneously reflects instrumental information exchange and cultural performance. It contrasts the spontaneous, open qualities required for effective organizational intelligence with the distancing tendencies introduced by role performance, drawing on Martin Buber’s distinction between I You and I It encounters. The analysis details how administrative environments operate as theatrical settings shaped by staging, design, props, and scripts that influence perceptions of status and power. It explains how formalized encounters, habitual scripts, and dramatic fatigue can impede the informational goals of administrative exchanges. The discussion identifies common pitfalls, such …

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A Consideration Of Current Leadership Theory For Communication Departmental Chairpersons, Stephen L. Coffman Apr 1985

A Consideration Of Current Leadership Theory For Communication Departmental Chairpersons, Stephen L. Coffman

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article surveys leadership theories relevant to communication department chairpersons, focusing on the distinction between ascribed leadership status and leadership achieved through the development of managerial skill. It reviews situational leadership approaches that emphasize adapting managerial behavior to the needs of faculty, staff, students, and task conditions. The discussion outlines how theory X and theory Y orientations produce contrasting directive and supportive behaviors and examines research suggesting that effective leadership often involves integrating task structure with interpersonal support. Studies by Blake and Mouton, Redding, Bednarek and colleagues, Latham and Saari, Jurma, and Fisher are incorporated to demonstrate that task and …

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Attracting Liberal Arts Majors In The Eighties And Nineties, Philip G. Hill Apr 1985

Attracting Liberal Arts Majors In The Eighties And Nineties, Philip G. Hill

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines the declining number of students majoring in liberal arts disciplines during the late twentieth century and situates the issue within long term demographic and economic trends. It explains how the contraction of the traditional college age population, combined with rising student preference for vocational programs, has placed pressure on departments dependent on Bachelor of Arts enrollments. The discussion notes that liberal arts fields face intensified competition from expanding professional and technical programs and that these patterns are reinforced by public concerns about employability. The article further identifies obstacles specific to theatre, such as limited exposure in secondary …

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Student Management Of A University Cable Tv Channel: A Case Study, William Hanks, Scott S. Schiller Apr 1985

Student Management Of A University Cable Tv Channel: A Case Study, William Hanks, Scott S. Schiller

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article presents a case study of a student managed cable television channel created to provide practical experience in production and organizational leadership within a mass communication curriculum. It describes the establishment of a dedicated university channel, the development of a management structure within a graduate course, and the creation of student produced pilot programs intended for community and campus audiences. The study outlines decision making, program development, and policy formation during the initial term, supported by focus group responses from faculty, students, community professionals, and an advisory committee. It then examines the launch of regular telecasts, the integration of …

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An Overview Of Present Approaches To The Basic Speech Communication Course, Douglas M. Trank Apr 1985

An Overview Of Present Approaches To The Basic Speech Communication Course, Douglas M. Trank

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article surveys the evolution and persistent challenges of the basic speech communication course, drawing on national and regional studies to outline major instructional trends. It notes that although the course remains central in many departments and often grows faster than overall enrollment, shifts between public speaking, hybrid, and communication oriented models are inconsistently documented and frequently influenced by methodological weaknesses in existing surveys. The discussion highlights structural factors that hinder curricular innovation, including reliance on graduate assistants, limited faculty involvement, departmental perceptions of the course as peripheral, and institutional constraints on staffing and resources. It also examines how textbook …

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Meeting The Challenge: Developing Faculty Careers, Ron Taylor Apr 1985

Meeting The Challenge: Developing Faculty Careers, Ron Taylor

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reviews the book "Meeting the Challenge: Developing Faculty Careers," (1983) by Michael C.T. Brookes and Katherine L. German. Published by the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Washington D. C.

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High Schools And The Changing Workplace: The Employer's View, R. R. Allen Apr 1985

High Schools And The Changing Workplace: The Employer's View, R. R. Allen

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reviews the book "High Schools and the Changing Workplace: The Employer's View" (1984). Published by National Academy Press, Washington D.C.

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Roles And Powers Of Administrators: Theory And Practice For Communication Administrators: An Introduction, James E. Roever Apr 1985

Roles And Powers Of Administrators: Theory And Practice For Communication Administrators: An Introduction, James E. Roever

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This introductory essay outlines the goals and structure of a seminar devoted to the roles and powers of communication administrators. It describes how participants, including chairs, deans, presidents, and fellows, examined administrative responsibilities through prepared remarks, group discussions, and case analyses. The seminar used a shared text as a foundation for exploring how administrative roles are interpreted across institutional contexts and how misconceptions arise from differing perspectives. The sessions considered ideal and problematic behaviors of chairs and deans, interpretations by senior administrators, and collaborative interactions among administrative levels. Additional discussions focused on recurring issues facing communication administrators and on systematic …

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The Ideal Chair: Appropriate And Inappropriate Roles, Anita Taylor Apr 1985

The Ideal Chair: Appropriate And Inappropriate Roles, Anita Taylor

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines the expectations and contradictions that shape the role of the academic department chair, emphasizing the gap between idealized conceptions and the constraints of institutional reality. It begins by illustrating the impossibility of the archetypal chair who simultaneously embodies exemplary teaching, scholarship, leadership, and administrative mastery. The discussion then turns to the variability of chair responsibilities across institutional contexts, arguing that appropriateness is determined by the norms, culture, and structural demands of each setting. Drawing on an extensive inventory of departmental tasks, the article underscores the scope and complexity of chair work and critiques systems that impose expansive …

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A Dean Interprets The Role And Powers Of An Ideal Chair, Robert C. Jeffrey Apr 1985

A Dean Interprets The Role And Powers Of An Ideal Chair, Robert C. Jeffrey

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article offers a dean’s perspective on the essential functions and powers of an effective department chair. Drawing on administrative experience, it characterizes the chair as the central operational force within an academic unit, responsible for managing departmental affairs, meeting institutional deadlines, and providing accurate information to higher administration. The discussion identifies five core attributes of an ideal chair: efficient management of departmental business, the ability to resolve problems without routinely escalating them, the provision of concise and relevant data in support of requests, the development of a forward looking vision aligned with institutional goals, and the cultivation of an …

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A President Interprets The Roles And Powers Of The Ideal Chair, Donald N. Dedmon Apr 1985

A President Interprets The Roles And Powers Of The Ideal Chair, Donald N. Dedmon

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article presents a university president’s perspective on the centrality of the department chair’s role in higher education. It argues that the chairship is the most critical and often most ambiguously defined position in the academic hierarchy, given its decisive influence over personnel actions, recruitment, evaluation, and the daily functioning of academic units. The discussion emphasizes housekeeping responsibilities as essential foundations, followed by three domains in which effective chairs are indispensable. First, strong chairs excel at recruiting faculty and students, shaping departmental quality through strategic appointments. Second, they make timely and well documented personnel decisions, particularly regarding evaluation, retention, and …

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The Ideal Dean: Appropriate And Inappropriate Uses Of Power, Richard R. Ranta Apr 1985

The Ideal Dean: Appropriate And Inappropriate Uses Of Power, Richard R. Ranta

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the powers vested in a dean and the conditions under which those powers may be used responsibly or irresponsibly. It identifies multiple forms of power, including rule making, budget control, communication, discretionary funding, staffing, curriculum development, leadership by example, and integrative coordination. Appropriate use of these powers is characterized by openness, consultation, clear procedures, and alignment with institutional goals. Inappropriate use involves secrecy, favoritism, short term expediency, or actions that undermine academic standards and collegial trust. The article argues that the dean’s effectiveness depends on fairness, accessibility, and the ability to unite diverse …

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A President Interprets The Roles And Powers Of The Ideal Dean, Donald W. Zacharias Apr 1985

A President Interprets The Roles And Powers Of The Ideal Dean, Donald W. Zacharias

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article presents a presidential perspective on the responsibilities and qualities that define an ideal dean. It organizes these expectations into four areas: academic and professional standing, relations with faculty and chairs, relations with students, and relations with other administrators. The ideal dean demonstrates professional visibility, leadership in curriculum and research, broad institutional experience, and credibility within the academic community. In working with faculty, the dean cultivates rapport, ensures fairness in governance, distributes resources transparently, and maintains high standards in teaching and scholarship. Effective deans also engage with students through teaching, advising oversight, and recruitment. Administratively, deans are expected to …

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Ideal Interactive Roles Of Chairs And Deans, Jon Whitmore Apr 1985

Ideal Interactive Roles Of Chairs And Deans, Jon Whitmore

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines the collaborative relationship between chairs and deans, arguing that effective administration depends on open communication, shared responsibility, and mutual awareness of constraints. It identifies common barriers to productive interaction, including territorialism and limited communication. The article proposes a model in which deans guide and mentor chairs, while chairs offer grounded departmental insight, creating a reciprocal advisory relationship. It distinguishes the differing scopes of authority and responsibility held by chairs and deans and argues that alignment of goals requires systematic dialogue and coordinated planning. Evaluation is presented as a mutual process in which each party provides constructive feedback …

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A Nation At Risk: One Year After, R. R. Allen Apr 1985

A Nation At Risk: One Year After, R. R. Allen

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines the impact of the National Commission on Excellence in Education’s report on the perceived decline in American educational quality. It begins by noting the unusual public visibility achieved by the report and reviews the indicators of national risk identified by the Commission, including declining achievement scores, functional illiteracy among adolescents, and widespread remedial instruction across higher education, the military, and industry. The article then surveys potential causes of this decline, ranging from weak graduation and admissions requirements to inadequate teacher preparation, poor instructional materials, insufficient parental support, and diminished professional morale. The discussion shifts to the responsibilities …

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Auditioning, Robert E. Ankrom Apr 1985

Auditioning, Robert E. Ankrom

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article describes the development of a structured audition training course designed to prepare graduating acting students for professional auditions in major theatre centers. It begins by identifying the widespread problem that talented students often lack knowledge of professional audition practices, despite strong performance training. The essay outlines the creation of an auditioning class limited to advanced students and organized around a culminating trip to New York, where participants experience actual audition environments. The course includes instruction in self evaluation, type identification, professional photographs and resumes, monologue preparation, sight readings, and interview techniques. Additional components address appropriate attire, vocal and …

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The Problem Of Publication: A Response, Donald H. Ecroyd Jan 1985

The Problem Of Publication: A Response, Donald H. Ecroyd

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This response essay addresses the increasing pressure on communication faculty to publish in refereed venues as part of tenure and promotion review. It situates publication within a changing academic environment marked by tighter budgets, greater competition for journal space, and heightened scrutiny of scholarly output. Drawing on the perspective of a journal editor, the essay notes that professional journals receive many more submissions than they can publish and that early-career faculty face particular difficulty in securing publication. The essay responds to related discussions of why, what, and how scholars should publish by emphasizing that publishable work must offer scholarly value, …

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Theatre History: The Guided Design Approach, Donald A. Borchardt Jan 1985

Theatre History: The Guided Design Approach, Donald A. Borchardt

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article describes the use of the Guided Design instructional method in an undergraduate theatre history course. Guided Design replaces lecture-centered instruction with small-group problem solving, asking students to apply course concepts through open-ended decision-making tasks. The article outlines the method’s origins, its emphasis on knowledge, values, and decision-making, and the instructor’s role in preparing problems, instructions, feedback, learning objectives, and resource materials. A sample theatre history problem asks students to determine when, where, and under what conditions a touring company should perform Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound, requiring attention to ancient theatre architecture, Greek festivals, staging practices, and questions of authenticity. …

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Classroom Climate For Women: The Tip Of The Iceberg, Roberta M. Hall Jan 1985

Classroom Climate For Women: The Tip Of The Iceberg, Roberta M. Hall

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines the classroom climate experienced by women students in higher education, focusing on subtle and overt patterns of differential treatment that can discourage women’s participation, confidence, and academic development. Drawing on student accounts and findings from The Classroom Climate Project, it identifies behaviors that single out women, such as sexist remarks, comments on appearance, gendered humor, and stereotyped examples, as well as behaviors that overlook women, including interruptions, reduced attention to women’s comments, and assumptions that men are more likely to contribute meaningfully. The article connects these classroom practices to broader patterns in advising, professional preparation, and campus …

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Minutes Of The Aca Executive Committee October 31, 1984 Chicago Jan 1985

Minutes Of The Aca Executive Committee October 31, 1984 Chicago

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

The annual meeting of the Association for Communication Administration (ACA)'s Executive Committee, held in November 1984 in Chicago, Illinois.

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Minutes Of The Aca Business Meeting November 1, 1984 Chicago Jan 1985

Minutes Of The Aca Business Meeting November 1, 1984 Chicago

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

The minutes of the business meeting of the Association for Communication Administration (ACA)'s Executive Committee, held in November 1984 in Chicago, Illinois.

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From Research Paper To Published Article: A Symposium Introduction, Goodwin F. Berquist Jan 1985

From Research Paper To Published Article: A Symposium Introduction, Goodwin F. Berquist

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

The introduction frames a symposium on the transition from research paper to published article by highlighting the limited publication records of most PhD graduates and the resulting concern for graduate educators and academic administrators. It argues that weak publication outcomes stem less from lack of research capacity than from insufficient guidance on how to publish during early scholarly socialization. The narrative situates faculty development as a central responsibility of communication administration and calls for concrete, procedural information rather than generic exhortations to publish. It then describes a panel at the Central States Speech Association convention in Lincoln, Nebraska, where presenters …

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