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Developing A Program Justification: Strategies For Locating And Valuing The Discipline, Ronald L. Applbaum

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This essay evaluates arguments offered by four communication subfields regarding their place within the liberal arts and proposes a broader strategy for program justification in contemporary higher education. The author contends that while the contributing essays aim to demonstrate disciplinary value, they pursue divergent goals and do not provide persuasive grounds for resource allocation by senior administrators. Situating the discussion within shifting institutional priorities, the essay notes that colleges have increasingly blended liberal and vocational learning in response to changing student demand and external pressures. The author argues that communication’s diversity can be a strength, as the discipline engages both …

Analysis Of Teaching Evaluation Instruments Collected By Aca, Betty Jo Welch

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article analyzes twenty nine student evaluation instruments collected from seventy five higher education institutions in the United States and Canada in order to determine how teaching effectiveness is conceptualized and measured. The study identifies substantial variation in instrument design yet finds seven recurring dimensions: organization, student teacher interaction and rapport, classroom skill and lecturing ability, workload and course difficulty, grading and evaluation, personal satisfaction, and course content. Representative literature is reviewed to assess the strengths and limitations of evaluation approaches such as alumni surveys, self evaluation, student achievement measures, classroom visitation, and peer review. Research evidence indicates that well …

Under And Over The Hill, Peter Garvie

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This essay reflects on the problem of faculty who have become unproductive, disengaged, or resistant to change and considers how academic communities perceive and respond to such colleagues. Through an extended narrative and metaphorical analysis, the author distinguishes between those who have not yet reached professional maturity, those who have declined after earlier achievement, and those whose self perception is disconnected from their actual performance. The essay examines institutional tendencies to tolerate or obscure persistent non productivity, often due to bureaucratic structures that make intervention difficult. Drawing on metaphors of light, shadow, perception, and psychological projection, the author explores how …

The Effects Of Self-Evaluation Procedures On The Numbers And Accuracy Of Alphabet Letter Writing Behavior Of Preschool Children, Kevin R. Coleman

Masters Theses

This study assessed the effects of self-evaluation procedures on the rate and accuracy of alphabet letter writing. Three preschoolers served as subjects. During Phase I, students were given instructions, and the experimenter modeled accurate letter writing. During Phase II, instructions and modeling were again presented. Additionally, the students were given a rule statement that instructed them to use a stamper and a stamp pad to stamp their paper after first writing each of a row of four letters. The results indicated that the introduction of self-evaluation procedures was associated with immediate increases in frequency of attempts, but a decrease in …

The Effect Of Word Abbreviation On Decoding Speed And Accuracy, Frances Piccione

Masters Theses

An experiment was conducted to verify the existence and determine the magnitude of the human response latency differential between words and their abbreviations in a decoding task. Forty-eight Naval Officer Candidates learned a set of abbreviations obtained from operational aircraft cockpits. Abbreviations and corresponding words were divided into easy and hard difficulty levels. Subjects responded by saying the correct whole-word for both stimulus types. Response times measured by a voice key revealed a mean of 0.534 seconds for words and 0.662 seconds for abbreviations. An analysis of variance produced significant main effects (p < .05) for stimulus types and difficulty levels; the interaction effect was not significant. Also, t-tests for correlated scores revealed significant differences (p < .05) between difficulty levels within stimulus types.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 010, Number 03, July 29, 1985, Grand Valley State University

1985-1986, Volume 10

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Ua12/2/7 Wku Sorority System Annual Report, Scott Taylor

WKU Administration Documents

Annual Panhellenic Council report for the 1984-85 school year.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 010, Number 02, July 15, 1985, Grand Valley State University

1985-1986, Volume 10

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

An Assessment Of The Incorporation Of Established Guidelines And Intercultural Communication Concepts Into U.S. College-Sponsored Study Abroad Programs, Thomas Thaxter Bacheller Iv

Dissertations and Theses

This research project had the following goals:

1) To locate, describe, and synthesize recognized authoritative standards of performance and guiding principles of effective good practice for study abroad programs that have been established, endorsed, and supported by professionals and national organizations in the study abroad field.

2) To review selected literature on intercultural communication that has been published in the last fifteen years and examine intercultural communication theories and strategies applicable to the study abroad field to identify aspects which can most clearly benefit the study abroad experience of a sojourner through improved communication competence.

3) To assess the extent …

A Preschool Outdoor Curriculum And Playground Design, Teacher Education, Connie Smith

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The writer proposes the utilization of a developmentally based outdoor curriculum and playground designed for young children. The curriculum consists of an overview, objectives, curriculum methodology, playground designs and evaluation. Cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains are each included in the objectives. A curriculum methodology focusing upon approaches for individualization and development of the total child is presented. The playground designs are based upon current research. Play value, development appropriateness and safety were considered in developing playground designs and curriculum. Evaluation of the curriculum and playground will be measured through assessments of the individual child, the class, and the staff. Numerous …

Ua3/6/6/1 Wdcl-Fm Sign On, Donald Zacharias, J. David Cole

WKU Administration Documents

J. David Cole and Donald Zacharias interviewed by unidentified reporter at WDCL-FM sign on event.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 010, Number 01, July 1, 1985, Grand Valley State University

1985-1986, Volume 10

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

A Descriptive Study Of The Effect Of Social-Economic Culture On Student Achievement In Grades Two To Four In The Colorado Independent School District, Rita Joyce Hardegree

Graduate Theses

No abstract is provided.

Ua68/2 Intercambio Internacional, Vol. Ix, No. 2, Wku Latin American Studies

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by WKU Latin American Studies program regarding science, politics and economic advances in Latin America as well as cooperative projects between WKU and universities across Latin America. The newsletter is written in both English and Spanish.

School Psychologists' Reports: Special Educators' Preferences, Claudia Downey

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Special educators were surveyed in order to determine which of two distinct styles of school psychologists' reports, (psychological vs. psychoeducational) was perceived to be most useful. The sample population consisted of 39 special educators employed by the Bowling Green (Ky.) Independent School District and the Warren County (Ky.) Board of Education. Teachers' rankings of the ten report sections (five per style of report) were compared by an analysis of variance. Results of the 2 (report style: psychological vs. psychoeducational) by 5 (report sections: referral vs. background and observations vs. tests/procedures vs. diagnosis or conclusions vs. recommendations) ANOVA revealed no significant …

Directions - Summer 1985, Mervyn H. Sterne Library

Directions (Sterne Library, 1985-2015)

No abstract provided.

1985 July, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases from July of 1985.

Teaching--From Occupation To Profession: A Response, Robert S. Peterkin

New England Journal of Public Policy

Educational reform must go beyond a restructuring of the teaching occupation. A realistic approach would include strengthening the principalship, reestablishing the primacy of education as the focus of public schools, improving the physical plant, increasing parental participation in the decision-making process, and aligning schools with the external communities — especially the business and university communities.

Urban Public Services: What The Future Holds, Robert Morris

New England Journal of Public Policy

Health and welfare are usually considered secondary or peripheral concerns of modern society. The article considers how questions about the provision of social welfare are imbedded in the economic, social, moral, and political fabric of contemporary America and New England. Underlying trends of economic, social, and attitudinal change are outlined, and implications for the future are considered. The article also considers the role of universities in equipping the next generation of citizens to cope more effectively with the complex issues that are forcing a restructuring of urban services.

Teaching--From Occupation To Profession: The Sine Qua Non Of Educational Reform, Bernard R. Gifford

New England Journal of Public Policy

Many problems have been blamed for the crisis in public education. This article argues that the teaching occupation as it currently exists is one problem whose solution promises to yield significant consequences in terms of pupil learning. That solution, according to the author, is to restructure the teaching occupation to bring about a greater appreciation of and respect for teaching as a high-level activity that supports self-evaluative behavior — a professional consciousness that encourages teachers to see themselves as evolving practitioners capable of learning from errors, rather than as nonreflective paraprofessionals armed with a set of error-proof teaching methods applicable …

Remarks, Delivered At The Foundation Luncheon On June 19, 1985, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Remarks, delivered at the Foundation Luncheon on June 19, 1985 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 009, Number 39, June 17, 1985, Grand Valley State University

1984-1985, Volume 9

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

News & Views - Vol. 03, No. 14 - June 12, 1985, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1983-1991, News & Views

No abstract provided.

News & Views - Vol. 03, No. 13 - June 7, 1985, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1983-1991, News & Views

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 009, Number 38, June 3, 1985, Grand Valley State University

1984-1985, Volume 9

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Winona Campus Life, Mass Communication Department

Winona Campus Life

Winona Campus Life was a weekly laboratory newspaper produced by the WSU Mass Communciation Department students and printed as a supplement to the Sunday Winona Daily News, which began in September 1983. The newspaper provided coverage of the four institutions of higher education in Winona: Winona State University, St. Mary's University, College of Saint Teresa, and Winona Area Vocational-Technical School. It was created to provide a place for Mass Communcation students to publish their articles and photographs with the idea of generating reader feedback, which is essential in journalism education.

Noticias De Naccs, June 1985, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

Noticias de NACCS Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 27 Number 7, Summer 1985, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

2 - COMMON COURTESY By Thomas J. Peters. Competitive advantage is boiled down to service, quality, and courtesy. Everyone should provide it. Why else be in business?

9 - THE RISE AND FALL OF OPEC By T John Whalen, Jr. Traces the evolution of OPEC, discusses the dominant factors that led to its loss of power, and analyzes its impact on world oil prices and supplies.

13 - AN AFFLUENT AMERICAN RESPONDS TO GLOBAL POVERTY By William J. Wood, S.J. A Jesuit reflects on global poverty and explains why he is an affluent American, and describes those who are in …

Ua12/2/2 Talisman: What Did You Expect?, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

1985 Talisman yearbook.

• What Did You Expect?
• McDonald, Scott. View Point
• Earning an Education
• Strength in Numbers – Organizations
• Putting Forth the Effort
• Collegiate Companion
• Appropriating Apparel
• Driving Range – Cars
• Starving for Nutrition
• One Step Closer to Home – Apartments
• Flowers, Toni. And That’s the Way It Was – 1984 In Review
• Pullen, Terry. The Test of Time – Dating
• Reeder, Kristen. In the Eye of the Beholder – Miss Western, Miss Black Western
• Moore, Walter. Rock Of Ages – Sally’s Rock
• Smith, Sandy. Coming Back for More – Homecomig
• Cartlon, Chad. Vote Search – 1984 Presidential Election
• Goheen, …

1985 June, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases from June of 1985.