Award Date
1-1-1993
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Communication Studies
First Committee Member
Gage Chapel
Number of Pages
84
Abstract
The Clark County School District has implemented the communication strand within the high school English curriculum. Its objectives and activities provide instructional guidelines for teacher use within the classroom situation. This study surveyed high school English teachers and found that the majority of teachers did little or nothing to incorporate speech in their curriculum. The principal reasons given were lack of time, lack of materials, and inadequate university preparation. The study also found newer teachers were more receptive to changes that would allow them to include speech in the curriculum than are veteran teachers; Most teachers support speech education but as an elective, not a requirement, of the curriculum.
Keywords
Clark County; Communication; Nevada; School; Speech; Status
Controlled Subject
Communication; Curriculum planning
File Format
File Size
2600.96 KB
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Washington-Lindsey, Rheba C, "The status of speech communication in the Clark County high schools" (1993). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 326.
http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/xqhk-05q3
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