The Changing Education for Journalism and the Communication Occupations; The Impact of Labor Markets

ISBN-13: 9781433141478 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 264 str.

Lee B. Becker; Tudor Vlad

Opis

The book provides a unique perspective on journalism and communication education, drawing on extensive, detailed data across time to examine the evolution of education for journalism and related communication occupations such as public relations and advertising.

Spis treści

List of Figures - List of Charts - List of Tables - Lee B. Becker: Acknowledgments - Tudor Vlad: Acknowledgments - Introduction - Examining Employment Trends - Examining Compensation Trends - Predictors of Job Market Success - Student Attitudes, Behaviors and Curricular Specialization - Trends in Enrollments and Degrees Granted - Predictors of Curricular Innovation - Diversification of the Faculty - Faculty Characteristics and Compensation - Doctoral Enrollment Pipeline - Trends in Entry-Level Hiring - The Contributions of HBCUs and HSIs - Summary and Conclusions - Index.

O autorze

Lee B. Becker earned his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia. He received the Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. His publications include The Training and Hiring of Journalists.

Tudor Vlad earned his doctorate from Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He is Director of the James M. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research at the University of Georgia. He has written on evaluation of international media assistance programs, media systems in emerging democracies, and journalism and mass communication curricula.