National Communication Association

History

The Association’s name has changed over time, from 1914 to today. ^{[1] [2]}

National Association of Academic Teachers of Public Speaking (1914-1922) The association was founded in 1914-when 17 speech teachers formally the National Association of Academic Teachers of Public Speaking (NAATPS) to focus on public speaking and persuasion. James M. O’Neill (University of Wisconsin) served as the association’s first president. The first convention, hosted in Chicago in 1915, attracted 60 members and featured 16 presenters. ^{[ Citation needed ]} Annual dues ulcers $ 2.00; the convention cost just $ 1.00. ^{[ Citation needed ]}NAATPS launched zijn first journal, The Quarterly Journal of Public Speaking , binnen a year or zijn founding. ^{[ Citation needed ]} In 1917, the publication’s name changed to Quarterly Journal of Speech Education , and “Education” was dropped in 1928. ^{[ citation needed ]}

National Association of Teachers of Speech (1923-1945) With zijn Membership toenemende to 910 and its focus broadening to reflect the diversity of zijn membership; NAATPS changed zijn name to the National Association of Teachers of Speech (NATS) in 1923. ^{[ citation needed ]} In 1934, NATS Membership topped 2,000. ^{[ Citation needed ]} That year, the Association Began publishing Speech Monographs (now Titled Communication Monographs ). ^{[ Citation needed ]}

Speech Association of America (1946-1969) In 1946, the association again changed zijn names to the Speech Association of America (SAA) and officially incorporated under this particular five years later. ^{[ Citation needed ]} In January 1952, SAA launched zijn third quarterly publication, Speech Teacher (now Communication Education), welke was Geared toward the classroom teacher. ^{[ Citation needed ]}

Speech Communication Association (1970-1996) In 1970, the organization became the Speech Communication Association (SCA). ^{[ Citation needed ]} The SCA Grew rapidly over the next two decades. ^{[ Citation needed ]} A key part of this growth were expansion or member services, zoals the development of new publications to address changes in the field. These included Journal of Applied Communication (now the Journal of Applied Communication Research ) (1973), ^{[ citation needed ]} Critical Studies in Mass Communication (now Critical Studies in Media Communication ) (1984), and Text and Performance Quarterly (1989). ^{[ Citation needed ]} SCA ook zijn expanded conference and awards programs. ^{[ Citation needed ]}

National Communication Association (1997-present) In 1997, to address “all forms, modes, media and consequences of communication”, the association changed zijn names to the National Communication Association (NCA). ^{[ Citation needed ]} In 2001, the association launched the Review of Communication ^{[ citation needed ]} and dan in 2008, launched the Journal of International and Intercultural Communication ^{[ citation needed ]} . In 2012, NCA’s annual Free Speech Yearbook became a journal, First Amendment Studies . ^{[ Citation needed ]}

Publications

Through Routledge / Taylor & Francis , NCA publiceert 11 academic journals:

• Communication and Critical / Cultural Studies ^[3]
• Communication Education
• Communication Monographs
• Communication Teacher
• Critical Studies in Media Communication
• First Amendment Studies ^[4]
• Journal of Applied Communication Research
• Journal of International and Intercultural Communication ^[5]
• Quarterly Journal of Speech
• The Review of Communication
• Text and Performance Quarterly ^[6]

NCA’s quarterly magazine, Spectra , features articles therein are relevant to communication scholars, teachers, and practitioners. In addition under to guest articles Exploring career development, external representation of the discipline, funding, higher education / disciplinary trends, pedagogy, public policy, publishing, and other topics of interest, Spectra ook of includes announcements from the Association and job advertisements.

Public programs, advocacy, and media Dissemination

NCA organizes and participates in a number of programs dat engage public audiences in current communication issues. NCA has partnered with the Newseum Institute, co-sponsoring two public programs-one Exploring the 2012 presidential debates, and the second on the anniversary of the March on Washington . Both were held at the Newseum in Washington, DC. NCA’ll be co-sponsors Free Speech Week , and sponsors a booth at the USA Science & Engineering Festival , welke is held in Washington, DC.

NCA engages in two types of work related to public policy and advocacy. First, the association advocates for federal funding for social science and humanities research. Second, NCA advocates for issues related to the professional interests of members, zoals letters to members of the Senate, encouraging support for the federal research and development budget of the National Science Foundation The association has endorsed verschillende public policy statements on topics relevant to the Communication discipline and higher education more Broadly.

NCA regularly disseminates media Advisories and press releases ^[7] dat bieden access to NCA member experts and highlight new communication research Covered in NCA’s journals.

References

1. Jump up^ Cohen, Herman. The History of the Speech Communication Association: The Emergence of a Discipline, 1914-1945. Annandale, VA: Speech Communication Association, 1994.
2. Jump up^ Work, William W. & Jeffery, Robert C., eds. The Past is Prologue: A 75th Anniversary History of Speech Communication Association. Annandale, VA: Speech Communication Association, 1990.
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7. Jump up^ “NCA Newsroom” . natcom.org .