Discusses the concept of career education and how it applies to the communication field. Suggests: (1) there is no standard formula for preparing individuals for communication careers; (2) there is a growing public awareness of communication as a factor in career success; and (3) a dominant characteristic of communication careers is variety. (MS)

Discusses the scope of rhetorical studies, how they are distinctive, and what method of criticism is likely to reveal their essence. Contends that the shift from public address to public communication has taken the field away from traditional concerns and directed intellectual energy and scholarly effort to peripheral matters. (MS)

Describes some on-campus and off-campus marketing strategies used to promote a university communication training course. Includes a course syllabus and two memoranda related to the course's development. (MM)

Analyzes why it is important to establish professional advisory councils for communication programs. Discusses their implementation and maintenance. (SR)

Describes a curriculum review of the Department of Speech Communication at North Carolina State University, including the strategy the department used and the results of the process--a new curriculum package. (MS)

Ranks and rates graduate speech communication departments as perceived by members of the Association for Communication Administration and the Speech Communication Association. Includes rankings for the following communication specializations: theory and research, interpersonal, organizational, rhetorical theory, public address, education, oral…

Reports the results of a survey assessing the development of courses in conflict and negotiation. Finds that courses in conflict and negotiation are offered in 22.6 percent of departments surveyed, primarily in departments with titles such as speech, speech communication, or communication. (MS)

Describes the process of revising the Bachelor of Arts and Science degrees in the Department of Communication Studies at Eastern Washington University. Examines the conceptual base of a communication curriculum. Presents the sequence of a core curriculum and the core course contents. (MS)

Describes a recently established dual degree Masters program in speech communication and social work. Covers advantages, admission requirements, and core requirements. (PD)

Probes the reasons college graduates in communication subfields select their first positions. Finds that (1) television/radio specialists had the highest (and speech specialists the lowest) likelihood of getting a position in their field; and (2) graduates ranked "professional growth and development" as the most important selection reason. (SR)

Examines 19 journals in the "Index to Journals in Communication Studies through 1990" to provide a measure for top scholarship in communication among active administrators in speech communication. Determines the mean, median, and mode number of citations listed in the field of communication. Lists 25 most prolific administrator-scholars and their…

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…

Criticizes the current state of college faculty evaluation and recruiting. Identifies three main problems of today's bureaucratic system of evaluation. Discusses problems common in tenure deliberations. (HB)

Argues that it is the task of mass communications educators, and not professional media, to establish agenda and provide justifications for the mass communication discipline in the academy. Outlines the concerns and objectives that should concern communications educators. (HB)

Examines the quantity of articles published per institution in eleven speech communication journals for the period 1980 to 1985. Finds that, although institutions fluctuate from year to year in quantity of articles published, the majority of top-ranked institutions produce a relatively constant flow of articles. (MS)