Argues against the "mainstreaming" of adult learners into traditional undergraduate speech communication courses. Discusses some successful adult education programs. Distinguishes andragogy, the teaching of adults, from pedagogy, the teaching of children. Recommends developing adult education programs that are more student centered and…

Discusses the growing trend in which adult college students prepare portfolios of their self-acquired competencies and have them assessed for academic credit. Describes the portfolio used by Indiana University in terms of suggestions and implications for assessment in speech communication. (SR)

In response to the nationwide trend toward increased financial pressures and growing demands by state legislatures for accountability, several large universities (including Indiana University) have adopted various forms of "responsibility center budgeting" (RCB), which has fiscal implications for programs in speech communication and…

With so much of the student population in the adult learner category, by virtue of age alone, the "mainstream of students" is nearly indeterminable: yet, at many institutions, the "mainstream" of classroom teaching style is not adapted to the adult learner. First, there are the common logistical constraints for adult learners…

Introduces the issues involved in evaluating speech communication and theater faculty, as presented in the 1982 Association for Communication Administration Seminar. (PD)

Focuses on the fiscal implications that revenue-centered budgeting can have for programs in speech communication and related disciplines. Discusses implementation at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, in terms of service courses, equipment, class size, cocurricular programing, and off-campus offerings. (SR)

Describes a nontraditional program at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, which offers a number of communication courses in an off-campus setting in neighborhood shopping centers. Highlights some specific concerns such as use of library facilities and materials and use of textbooks. (JMF)

The role of the speech communication department chairperson in faculty evaluation has become increasingly crucial. Since many schools are at or near their prescribed tenure limits, the chairperson must become more and more definitive in evaluating faculty candidates for tenure and promotion. One solution would be to provide annual faculty reviews.…

Reports speech communication courses were taught in Malaysia as part of a cooperative educational program between Indiana University and the Malaysian government. Examines unique elements of the culture of the Malaysian students that affect their speech communication; suggests issues to be addressed in the "Malaysianized" program to…

Speech communication departments use a number of criteria when selecting a job candidate. In addition to good graduate training in the area advertised, the candidate should have a good record in research and publication or good prospects for such a record. Moving is inherent to healthy young academics and should be expected, but speech…

The overall structure of the proposed Master of Arts Degree in Applied Communication at Indiana University (Indianapolis) is interdisciplinary, in order to meet the many applied duties and functions of communication specialists, with special attention to be given to organizational communication and telecommunications. Each student will be required…

Based on experiences gained by an educator from Indiana University who taught a speech communication course in Saudi Arabia, this paper details the adaptations the educator had to make in order to teach Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) employees and their spouses in the politically difficult period of 1981-82. Following a brief background…

The increasing number of part-time faculty, especially in university speech communication departments, appears to provide vital continuity in professional development. There are three kinds of part-time faculty: those with new doctoral degrees who want to teach full time but who cannot find appointments, those who are still active or semiactive…

Within the past decade there has been an increasing number of portfolios submitted by adult students requesting academic credit for their experiential learning in speech communication. The numbers of portfolios and the institutions accepting them are growing so much that the communication profession should develop policies for their assessment. In…

Argues that the oral communication needs of the massive influx of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) sojourner students can be met more effectively in exclusive sections than by mainstreaming them into regular sections. Considers the problem of ESL students' noninvolvement because of personal fears, cultural differences, and classroom practices.…