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Morreale, Sherwyn; And Others – Communication Education, 1993
Describes the approach taken by the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to communication-across-the-curriculum courses and programs. (SR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Program Descriptions, Speech Communication
Harper, Nancy L. – 1981
Noting that the formal split between instruction in written and oral modes of communication is a relatively recent one, this paper presents arguments against that split--at both the secondary school and the college level--and arguments for instruction in communication. The paper offers a historically based definition of communication, positing…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Higher Education, Integrated Activities, Program Content
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Holloway, Hal – College Student Journal, 1982
Describes a small but successful intercollegiate competitive public speaking program. Success was related to formation of good student-teacher relationships, a productive organizational psycho-environment, and careful teaching of public speaking fundamentals. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness
Berko, Roy Merle – 1971
Data for this doctoral dissertation on speech education in public junior colleges were obtained from questionnaires received from 109 randomly selected colleges. Information gathered concerns the nature of the speech program--courses taught and teaching methods, administrative structure, course content, staffing, extracurricular programs,…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Doctoral Dissertations, Program Descriptions, Program Improvement
Tuttle, George E. – 1984
A survey of teachers' perceptions of student competencies, course content, instructional methods, and evaluation procedures was conducted to determine if previously reported conclusions about secondary school speech curricula had changed and if there were differences between the curricula in large and small high schools. The survey instrument was…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Course Content
Hay, Ellen A. – 1987
Because critical thinking has become a popular topic among speech communication educators in recent years, this paper reviews the literature on teaching critical thinking skills and discusses its relevance for speech communication instruction. First, the paper briefly sketches the history of the critical thinking movement and describes the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication Research, Critical Thinking, Definitions
Mason, Gail – 1985
A survey was completed by 197 college and university speech communication departments concerning their speech internship programs. Survey items asked about institution size, number of majors/minors in the department, existence of an intern program, general standards, credit hour issues, placement, intern responsibility, and faculty role. The…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Higher Education, Internship Programs, Practicum Supervision