Journalism's Status in Academia: A Candidate for Elimination?.

Fedler, Fred; Carey, Arlen; Counts, Tim

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ERIC Number: EJ579231

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Journalism's Status in Academia: A Candidate for Elimination?

Fedler, Fred; Carey, Arlen; Counts, Tim

Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, v53 n2 p31-39 Sum 1998

Examines the problems experienced with journalism and mass communication (JMC) programs in an era of retrenchment. Surveys 600 academicians from various disciplines. Finds that concerns of JMC educators are shared by colleagues in other disciplines; and that JMC programs seem more likely to be merged than eliminated. Suggests eight strategies for JMC programs to improve their status in academia. (RS)

Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Administration, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Journalism Education, Mass Media, Program Termination, Retrenchment, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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