Changes to general education curricula are taking place across the globe. From the Bologna Process in Europe to the Liberal Education and America's Promise initiative in the United States, colleges and universities are reforming what constitutes general education for their students. At the University of Dayton, such reforms took the shape of a…

Reports the results of two surveys designed to determine what courses and in what sequence such courses should be offered after the introductory course in organizational communication. (MH)

Stresses how the assumptions and values implicit in curricular design have made accountability for interpersonal communication instruction problematic and suggests means for achieving accountability both within and apart from the constraints of a technological teaching model. (Ed.)

Offers a seven-stage process design for use in preparing students to be effective critics and receivers of persuasive messages. (MH)

Emphasizes the need for diffusion of communication concepts by citing secondary schools failure to accept speech communication as a 'fundamental', and the inability of educators to provide innovative communication solutions to educational problems. (MH)

Describes a model for career communication curricula and explores clustering of job-related communication skills. (MH)

Discusses the four principles that guided the development of the communication studies program at Iowa State University. Describes the proposed program in communication studies. Appends the proposed curriculum. (RS)

Offers a rationale for coursework in family communication as a logical outgrowth of the current interest in basic speech communication functions. (MH)

This booklet contains guidelines for developing oral communication curricula in kindergarten through 12th grade. The booklet addresses the issue of whether students are being taught to communicate effectively, and discusses the following topics: enhancing the role of oral communication in elementary and secondary education; the objective,…

Several things should be taken into account when establishing an internship program in speech communication at the college level. Internships begin by being either agency generated or student generated. Objectives of the program include understanding, developing, and applying communication skills necessary for effective performance within an…

Suggests methods of curriculum development in the speech communication discipline that would offer students opportunities to acquire information and master skills that will enhance academic success and career development. Available from: ACA Bulletin, Robert Hall, Editor, Speech Communication Association, 5205 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1001, Falls…

Responds to a response to the authors' article on the development of a communication studies program at Iowa State University. Discusses some principles that might help others in reviewing their own departmental priorities and mission in developing a major that emphasizes the study of human communication. (RS)

The framework presented in this manual is designed to provide school district personnel with guidelines for developing curricular programs for theater arts based upon the needs of students in their individual school districts. The manual furnishes goals and objectives upon which to build a series of sequential learning experiences for use in the…

This paper argues that quality pre-law communication programs must be developed through an organized sustained effort in the speech communication field. The development of a pre-legal communication program is discussed in terms of three interrelated states: (1) the development of a specific academic program within the speech communication…

Analyzes the structure of a communications department at a rural comprehensive community college by focusing on the grouping of components as well as their place in the status framework. Discusses the behavior of the system as a consequence of the structure as well as its evolution. (KEH)