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Download full textCapps, Randall; Brady, Robert – 1976
A random sample of 1,109 secondary schools in the 13 southern states was chosen for this questionnaire survey. Each school received a principal's questionnaire and a speech teacher's questionnaire. A total of 889 usable questionnaires (40%) was returned. Results from the survey indicate the extent and nature of speech courses, teacher…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Course Descriptions, English Curriculum, Extracurricular Activities
Cureton, Judy C. – 1982
To obtain feedback regarding listening instruction at the universities, colleges, and junior colleges in the state of Texas, this study surveyed 100 schools listed in the 1982 Speech Communication Directory. Department chairpersons of each school received a listening checklist and, as a follow-up procedure, registrars of the schools were sent a…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Listening Skills
Courtney, Charles – 1977
Designed to help prepare community college students for transfer to four-year institutions, this speech course was developed for a metropolitan area of 10,000 to 15,000 population. It consists of four stages: entering behavior, instructional objectives, instructional procedures, and evaluation. The students average 25 years of age; many are…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, Interpersonal Relationship
Beebe, Steven A.; Biggers, Thompson – 1984
One hundred thirty-eight college communication departments responded to a survey to assess the status of intercultural communication instruction. The questionnaire was designed to identify the demographic characteristics of institutions that offer introductory courses in intercultural communication, the type of students taking such courses, class…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Educational Research
Pearson, Judy C.; Sorenson, Ritch L. – 1980
A study was undertaken to assess the extent to which the basic speech communication course fulfilled the needs of students and alumni of a large midwestern university. Specifically, the study sought to discover whether the basic course should be required and whether public speaking, interpersonal communication, or another activity should be the…
Descriptors: Alumni, Communication Research, Core Curriculum, Course Content
Newton, Ray; Walters, Joseph C. – 1986
The school of communication at Northern Arizona University identified four areas--survey, written, oral, and theory--to be included in the core curriculum for all communication majors. As a follow-up to the deliberation by the school's curriculum committee, a study was undertaken to determine if such central curricula could be found in similar…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy
