Would You Say The Process Was Contentious or Smooth Sailing? Administrators’ Views On Revising The Mass Communication Curriculum
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.58997/smc.v29i2.75Abstract
This study seeks to build upon our earlier investigation of how mass communication programs across the country are altering their curricula in order to accommodate the major changes in our field brought on by the Internet. While our earlier study looked at how degree plans are changing and what educators in the field think is important, this study again examines the how and the what, but expands to include: What has been your biggest challenge regarding your program’s curriculum? How have you deal with that challenge? Why did you make the changes you made? Beyond that, what philosophical beliefs underlie the changes? We also look at how the process played out: smooth sailing, a few minor skirmishes or downright contentious.References
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