Fifty college speech departments responded to a survey intended to discover some of the common practices and strategies for marketing undergraduate speech communication majors. The results indicated that the most frequent name for the departments responding was "Communication" rather than "Speech Communication," completely the opposite of what was…

The report discusses exemplary practices in coordinating special education and vocational rehabilitation services. Project sites were nominated and visited and staff interviewed. The first of two sections in the report compares program elements (planning, administration/structure, staff development training and dissemination efforts, vocational…

The tremendous growth of the speech and theater program at Montclair State College (New Jersey) over the past six years is partly due to the enthusiasm of both faculty and students toward internships. The benefits of experiential learning, the development of career goals, and the application of classroom theory are three reasons why students are…

This handbook examines some of the forms that linkages between education and work have taken in Oregon. The purpose of the handbook is to (1) cite examples of existing linkages around the state; (2) suggest ways to initiate and nurture linkages; (3) cite benefits that accrue from such linkages; and (4) provide names of resource people who have…

According to a 1981 survey, advertising practitioners place more importance on the accreditation of college advertising programs when it comes to evaluating a graduate of such a program than do the educators who must earn the accreditation. Only directors of advertising education programs in the communication-journalism area that are currently…

Louisiana State University requires an advertising sales course of all advertising majors. A major objective of the course is to provide the student an opportunity to acquire some practical experience in the advertising field, often the only media experience a graduate has to offer a prospective employer. To help teach students how to plan,…

Neither the introductory survey of research course nor the audit course adequately prepares the organizational communication specialist for a career in a nonacademic organization. Therefore it is important for the organizational communication graduate student to receive some experiential or quasiexperiential learning along with his or her training…

The increasing impact of judicial and legislative intervention at all levels of school operations make it necessary for educators to be more aware of their legal rights and liabilities. Few inservice and preservice teacher education programs in Florida provide legal education for teachers, and a study showed that teachers are largely uninformed of…

As part of a project of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest to strengthen relationships between liberal arts education and professional education in the health sciences, three reports were prepared by consultants. In "The Role of Distinctiveness in College Development," Burton R. Clark discusses an investigation he carried out in the…

Reported is a study which sought to determine whether a grade ten forestry class can provide students with basic skills in logging and to confirm the belief that a substantial number of the program graduates gain employment in the forest industry. Graduates from five years (1974-1979), local logging contractors, and industry personnel were…

Exploring both the meaning of collaboration and the issues associated with it, this paper is divided into five chapters. The first two chapters discuss the need for collaboration and present definitions and issues associated with it. Chapter 3 recounts some of the problems others have identified that are either part of or that affect collaboration…

Reviews attitudes toward the need for career education and the impact of recent and proposed federal legislation on the importance of collaboration between the school and the community to provide work experiences for students in the transition from school to work. Examples of issues related to school-community cooperation are given. (MF)

It is argued that the only form of career education is one in the liberal arts, because a liberal arts education uniquely equips a person for life. That education should be accompanied by the application of basic, general, or specialized skills. (LBH)

Survey responses of over 200 graduates regarding the content of a teacher preparation program at a university in Ecuador indicated a significant gap between preparation and practice. Major problems identified included content emphasis and implementation. (Author/CB)

Describes a videotaped interview exercise in which journalism students go through the job interview process. (FL)