Abstract
Educational background influences what is taught and valued in Iowa secondary speech classes. A survey taken in March, 1981, using skills identified by a Task Force of the Speech Communication Association indicates more training equals more SCA skills taught and more SCA skills valued. Further, Iowa administrators evaluate the same SCA identified skills more highly than do their teachers. A 1978 Joint Task Force Report on Teacher Preparation in Speech Communication and Theatre identified three major goals and ·subsequent competencies for teachers of speech and theatre in secondary schools. Goal 1: The speech communication specialist will organize programs in the school and community which develop in individuals' understanding, appreciation, and improvement of spoken symbolic interaction. Goal 2: The speech communication specialist will demonstrate competencies necessary to implement programs which help students to communicate effectively. Goal 3: The speech communication specialist will develop competencies necessary to facilitate students' development of career-related skills and attitudes.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Speech Communication
Volume
14
Issue
2
First Page
1
Last Page
13
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Henderson, Bill and Woodd, Edward W,
(1982)
"Speech Course Content as Viewed by Iowa High School Administrators and Teachers,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 14:
No.
2, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol14/iss2/4
Copyright
©1982 Iowa Communication Association
