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Communication As A Field Of Research, James A. Anderson Apr 1984

Communication As A Field Of Research, James A. Anderson

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Communication as a field of research is examined through the diversity of scholarly communities, research levels, methods, values, and traditions that shape the discipline. The article describes communication research as organized around sociological levels, elements of the communication process, and delimiting variables that form overlapping interest groups. It also considers how research perspectives, including managerial, policy, technological, industry, and critical orientations, influence questions, interpretations, and disciplinary conflicts. Rather than presenting communication as a unified field with a single object or method, the article identifies common threads that connect research communities, including the central role of communication in social behavior, the …

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Seminar Participant Roster Apr 1984

Seminar Participant Roster

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

The participant roster of the 11th Annual Seminar of the ACA on the subject of Defining the Field of Communication.

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Tenure And Promotion And The Arts: An Overview, Patti P. Gillespie Apr 1984

Tenure And Promotion And The Arts: An Overview, Patti P. Gillespie

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This introduction frames a group of essays on tenure and promotion in artistic fields within speech communication and related areas, including theatre, oral interpretation, radio, television, and film. It explains that creative work often requires evaluation through standards other than publication, then summarizes the collected papers on reputation, review procedures, teaching, service, creative accomplishment, and administrative strategy. The introduction also emphasizes the long term consequences of tenure decisions for departments, students, and the profession, while calling for better ways to assess sustained professional growth.

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Advancement In Academic Theatre: A Viewpoint, Burnet M. Hobgood Apr 1984

Advancement In Academic Theatre: A Viewpoint, Burnet M. Hobgood

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines tenure and promotion in academic theatre during a period of tightening advancement standards in higher education. It situates theatre faculty evaluation within broader changes in faculty mobility, tenure expectations, and the growing emphasis on national reputation. The article discusses the difficulty of applying publication centered models to performance, design, technical production, and other creative work, while noting the increasing acceptance of professional recognition as evidence of merit. It reviews concerns surrounding disciplinary guidelines for theatre faculty and presents practical strategies for building credible records beyond the campus. Suggested avenues include summer production work, intensive workshops, community service, …

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Evaluation Of Artistic Work: The Theatre Perspective, Patti P. Gillespie Apr 1984

Evaluation Of Artistic Work: The Theatre Perspective, Patti P. Gillespie

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines how theatre administrators can evaluate artistic work for tenure, promotion, and reappointment while treating creative practice as comparable to research and publication. It reframes the central problem from judging artistic excellence in the abstract to validating the artistic quality of individual practitioners within specific institutional contexts. The article reviews possible forms of peer review, including portfolios, production critiques, competitions, off campus work, professional memberships, and publication or display of artistic work. It also identifies limitations of each approach and emphasizes that expectations should vary by institutional mission, degree program, location, and disciplinary role. The article situates artistic …

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Evaluation: Reactivity And Validity, Samuel L. Becker Apr 1984

Evaluation: Reactivity And Validity, Samuel L. Becker

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

The article considers how evaluation systems for artistic faculty can change the behavior they are intended to assess. Focusing on reactivity and validity, it cautions that criteria for promotion, tenure, and reappointment may encourage faculty to pursue prizes, outside work, audience appeal, or individual credit in ways that may or may not support departmental goals. The discussion argues that institutions should align evaluation procedures with their actual missions, whether those missions emphasize artistic innovation, cultural service, or student education. It also distinguishes artistic criteria from educational criteria and urges administrators to consider the likely effects of each assessment method. The …

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Applying The Creativity Criterion To Productions By Professors Of Radio, Television, And Sound Recording, Caren J. Deming Apr 1984

Applying The Creativity Criterion To Productions By Professors Of Radio, Television, And Sound Recording, Caren J. Deming

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Addressing faculty evaluation in radio, television, and sound recording, this article responds to a model that treats creativity as analogous to originality in scholarship. It considers how outside reviewers might be identified, how candidate work should be selected for review, and how departments can document creative achievement for retention, tenure, and promotion. The discussion emphasizes the value of reviewer pools, careful attention to local and national standards, and narrative evaluation rather than numerical scoring. It also cautions that broadcast distribution, popularity, technology, intended audience, and market conditions may complicate judgments of quality. The article situates media production within communication administration …

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Reservations About A Creative Analog: Waiting For The Reviews, Sheron J. Dailey Apr 1984

Reservations About A Creative Analog: Waiting For The Reviews, Sheron J. Dailey

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Framed as a reflective response to a proposed analog between scholarship and creative endeavor, this article questions whether creative work can be evaluated fairly through models derived from scholarly review. It situates the problem within the history of higher education, where artists have often been included in universities while remaining subject to standards built around traditional scholarship. The discussion acknowledges the value of efforts to validate creative work, but raises concerns about equivalence, especially when artistic practice is forced onto scholarly terrain. Particular attention is given to directing, which may function as teaching, service, research, or creative work depending on …

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Public Relations And Messages: Information, Persuasion, And Influence, Richard Crable Apr 1984

Public Relations And Messages: Information, Persuasion, And Influence, Richard Crable

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Examining public relations as an academic and professional field, this article addresses controversies over disciplinary location, curriculum, organizational expectations, and the relationship between communication, journalism, business, and management. It reviews competing conceptions of public relations and emphasizes the need for stronger research, clearer models, and closer attention to public relations as communication management. The discussion places information, persuasion, and influence at the center of public relations practice, arguing that informing and persuading operate as related forms of influence within organizational and public settings. It also identifies several communication loops connecting organizations, publics, employees, managers, practitioners, and teachers. The article situates …

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Innovative Programs At The Small College -- Doing What We Do Best, Richard W. Platt Apr 1984

Innovative Programs At The Small College -- Doing What We Do Best, Richard W. Platt

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reviews the book  Innovative Programs at the Small College: Doing What We Do Best by Bonnie Wilson Buzza Ripon College Press (1983).

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The Unabashed Self-Promoter's Guide, Anita Taylor Apr 1984

The Unabashed Self-Promoter's Guide, Anita Taylor

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reviews the book "Unabashed Self-Promoter's Guide," by Jeffrey Lant. Published by Jeffery Lant Associates, Cambridge MA.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 25, March 30, 1984 Mar 1984

Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 25, March 30, 1984

Central Florida Future

FUTILE The Best Newspaper in Orlando [Satirical April Fools' insert of the Future]: Students revolt in protest of athletic fee (photo); Financial aid based on knees (photo); Photo of Library buried in pile of dirt; AT&T stock plummets, President vetoes self out of office; Futile Oafpinion: Roster changes are in store for university; About the Futile; Futile Before the Sports: Gosh! discusses love and condiments (photo); Growing up isn't always easy in Zambodia (photo); New UCF calendar features 'real hunks'; Futile Sports (except baseball): UCF mourns loss, Mine claims UCF hero; Crew team hits Soviet sub; 1 killed; Simmons grants …

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 24, March 23, 1984 Mar 1984

Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 24, March 23, 1984

Central Florida Future

Athletic fee vote postponed Regent calls for referendum; Faculty senate questions fee; Parties to raise funds for parking; Geary blocks Rotter's plan for SOC courses (photos of Mark Geary and Rob Rotter); Senate notebook Senate votes to light up Alafaya Trail; [Creative] School helps in making that step to first grade; Student Government presidential, vice presidential elections: 5 tickets in the running for SG's 2 top executive positions (photos of candidates); Future DIVERSIONS [A paid supplement by the Program & Activities Council].

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 23, March 9, 1984 Mar 1984

Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 23, March 9, 1984

Central Florida Future

The race is on for president; [Traffic Appeals] Committee to take ticket appeals; Austin: Apathy keeps BSU sluggish (photo of Sabrina Austin, President of UCF's Black Student Union); UCF black student enrollment climbs; SG wants to start its own radio station; Senate loans Future money; MADD homing in on young people (photo); Future On the campaign trail: Campaign a week old and accusations begin; Future Opinion: Future goal is financial independence from SG.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 22, March 2 1984 Mar 1984

Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 22, March 2 1984

Central Florida Future

Franzese headed for arts council; Health fee hike in the making; Rash of assaults worry police; Decrepit kiosk gets face-lift; Photo of students using UCF Libary Catalog; Football star gives tips on business success (photo of Willie Davis); BOR says no to merger plan; Future Police beat: Bomb scare repeated; Speaker tells of oppression of Soviet Jews (photo of Uri Degen); Future DIVERSIONS [A paid supplement by the Program & Activities Council].

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 18, February 3, 1984 Feb 1984

Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 18, February 3, 1984

Central Florida Future

Former presidents discuss SG woes; Class registation extended to over a month, Registration for summer semester moved up to March 6; Students to pay $14 more Dormitory fee on the rise; Photo UCF Police Chief Ron Seacrist presents officer Tommie Nelson, with a new badge promoting him to assistant director of police; Secret donor gives $150,000 to UCF; Registration drive aims at issues; Senate passes elections bill at meeting; Future Off the trail: Rotter and Menk plan to poll SOC students; Skills center closed down; UCF's professor of painting Steve Lotz paints larger than life dreamscapes (photos).

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 21, February 24, 1984 Feb 1984

Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 21, February 24, 1984

Central Florida Future

College deans, coordinator resign (photos of Ralph Llewellyn, Owen Elder, and Mark Glickman); Music students circulate petition (photos of Gary Wolf and Louis Roney); Beltway to cut near UCF (road map of proposed expressway routes); Future Senate notebook: Senate overrides Proposition UCF veto; Battle found not guilty; 'Big band' does well in WUCF ratings; Future Off the trail: Lewis installed as new SOC representative; Placement center offers many services; Professional program enjoys success; Future DIVERSIONS [A paid supplement by the Program & Activities Council].

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 20, February 17, 1984 Feb 1984

Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 20, February 17, 1984

Central Florida Future

Students to get phone at SOC; Expert speaks on Central America (photo of Robert Leiken of Georgetown University); Resolution calls for $1 decal for grass parking; Stern, Havill square off on Amendment 1; Resolution calls for $1 decal for grass parking; Stern, Havill square off on Amendment 1 (photos of Mark Stern and Ed Havill); Goree: athletic deficit was deliberate (photos of John Goree, Stuart James, Mark Geary); Eggs dropped, bridges broken at E-day (photos); Seminar spurs students' creativity.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 19, February 10, 1984 Feb 1984

Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 19, February 10, 1984

Central Florida Future

200 gather on SC green, Protesters slam fee at rally (photo); Enrollment capped for next 5 years; Prop. 1: a curse or blessing? (Photo of Trevor Colbourn); SG attempts to light up Alafaya Trail; Bomb scare empties Engineering Building; Greek housing approved (map of the UCF campus with the proposed location of Greek Park); Future Senate notebook: Resolution calls for reduced [athletic] fee (photos); Panelists tackle 'victimless crimes'; Women professors sue SUS; Future Opinion: Desegregation gets no help from Chavez and Co.; Baroque guitarist enlightens audience; The Future in pictures Making movies is not for those on a low budget.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 17, January 27, 1984 Jan 1984

Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 17, January 27, 1984

Central Florida Future

Resolution calls for lower fee; Students scramble for scarce spaces (photo); Drinking age bill dies again; Off the trail SOC [South Orlando Campus] worth the drive down OBT; Library is evacuated after alarms go off; UCF cable channel 35 goes on the air today; Union holds elections, plans year; Future Opinion: Fee decision was hasty; Future From our readers: Athletic fee: One hot potato Scrap athletics; give money to academics.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 16, January 20, 1984 Jan 1984

Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 16, January 20, 1984

Central Florida Future

Senate approves Sowinski's cabinet choices -- Sowinski issues SOC [South Orlando Campus] guidelines; Photo of Library construction reflected in the windows of the Administration Building; Stripper at SG banquet leads to inquiry; Future News beat: UCF conducts review of Wanielista; AXO [Alpha Chi Omega] chapter to close after 11 years at UCF; Future After the News: UCF's bureaucracy leaves no one untouched.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 15, January 13, 1984 Jan 1984

Central Florida Future, Vol. 16 No. 15, January 13, 1984

Central Florida Future

Former presidents to review SG; Enrollment could drop this term; Photo of students waiting in line during add-drop to add courses; Future wins ACP award fourth time; Students may pay more for health center fee next year; Photo of students waiting in line to purchase textbooks at the Bookstore; Future Senate notebook: Senate to tackle drinking age and Proposition I; Bill calls for candidates to run on ticket system; Freeze kills plants, damages water lines; Chandler halts drive to recall Geary; Some schools trying the computer business; UCF professor studies space blahs; PACBOY (A paid supplement by the Program & …

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Small Group Training And The Enhancement Of Decision Quality, Member Participation, And Consensus Attainment, Donna S. Cluett Jan 1984

Small Group Training And The Enhancement Of Decision Quality, Member Participation, And Consensus Attainment, Donna S. Cluett

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Nonfluencies And Distraction Theory: A Proattitudinal Approach, Dwight L. Bledsoe Jan 1984

Nonfluencies And Distraction Theory: A Proattitudinal Approach, Dwight L. Bledsoe

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Media-Sponsored Polls: Opinion Reporters Or Opinion Formers?, Susan M. Mckinney Jan 1984

Media-Sponsored Polls: Opinion Reporters Or Opinion Formers?, Susan M. Mckinney

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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The Presentation Of A Method For Measuring Dissonance As An Emotion Leading To Attitudinal Change, Deanna Routh Jan 1984

The Presentation Of A Method For Measuring Dissonance As An Emotion Leading To Attitudinal Change, Deanna Routh

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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1982-83 Salaries, Starting Salaries, And Required Terminal Degrees For Assistant Professors In Communication Arts And Sciences Disciplines, Philip Emmert, Linda Henderson Becker, Theodore Clevenger Jr. Jan 1984

1982-83 Salaries, Starting Salaries, And Required Terminal Degrees For Assistant Professors In Communication Arts And Sciences Disciplines, Philip Emmert, Linda Henderson Becker, Theodore Clevenger Jr.

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article reports a salary survey of communication arts and sciences programs during the 1982 to 1983 academic year. It examines faculty salary ranges, beginning assistant professor salaries, and terminal degree expectations across areas such as broadcasting, mass communication, communication and rhetoric, speech pathology and audiology, and theatre. The article compares salaries by faculty rank, institutional type, institutional size, and degree programs offered. It also situates communication faculty salaries in relation to broader higher education salary patterns and earlier salary information in the discipline. The findings indicate general salary growth since the prior survey, while noting variation by institutional setting, …

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Professionalism In Bfa And Mfa Training Programs, Jon Whitmore Jan 1984

Professionalism In Bfa And Mfa Training Programs, Jon Whitmore

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

The essay examines how professional theatre training programs can define and organize BFA and MFA education around preparation for work in professional theatre. It uses accreditation expectations as a starting point, then argues that administrators must create clear goals, make deliberate choices about program scope, and align curriculum, faculty, production activity, and student training with those goals. The piece emphasizes intensive skill development, extended studio and rehearsal time, professionally active faculty, acceptance of creative activity within academic reward systems, and production programs that function as training laboratories. It also considers the tension between professional specialization and broad liberal education. The …

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Making The Transition From A Large University To A Small College, Manuel I. Kuhr Jan 1984

Making The Transition From A Large University To A Small College, Manuel I. Kuhr

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reflecting on long experience at a small public college, the essay considers the personal, professional, and institutional adjustments involved in moving from large university assumptions to small college teaching. It emphasizes acceptance of diverse students and colleagues, the centrality of undergraduate instruction, and the need for renewal from within when research support and professional travel resources are limited. The piece also discusses institutional change, shifting student expectations, faculty evaluation, curriculum decisions, and the balance between traditional communication content and emerging areas such as film, organizational communication, and argumentation. The essay contributes to communication administration by framing small college work as …

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Curriculum Development In The Small College, C. Rex Mix Jan 1984

Curriculum Development In The Small College, C. Rex Mix

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Focused on speech communication program building in small colleges, this article compares curriculum development across two institutional settings and identifies conditions that shape success. It emphasizes the importance of flexible generalist instructors, supportive administrators, a strong basic course, careful cycling of advanced courses, and personalized advising that connects educational goals with career possibilities. The article also discusses the need to explain communication study to colleagues in related disciplines, build reciprocal relationships across campus, and use professional meetings to reduce isolation. Challenges include limited faculty, constrained budgets, inadequate library resources, reduced student exposure to multiple perspectives, and difficulty sustaining visibility in …

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