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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ976421
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Sep
Pages: 15
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Broadcast Journalism Education and the Capstone Experience
Tanner, Andrea; Forde, Kathy Roberts; Besley, John C.; Weir, Tom
Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, v67 n3 p219-233 Sep 2012
This study assesses the current state of the television news capstone experience in accredited journalism and mass communication programs in the United States. Specifically, the authors employed a mixed-methods approach, interviewing 20 television news capstone instructors and conducting an analysis of broadcast journalism curriculum information obtained from 113 schools. More than 90 percent of accredited schools offer a television news capstone, and faculty had similar insights about television news instruction and how best to teach the television news capstone course. (Contains 34 notes.)
Descriptors: Journalism Education, Interviews, Journalism, Television, Teaching Methods, Mixed Methods Research, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Research, Television Curriculum, Programming (Broadcast), Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Surveys, Course Content, Accreditation (Institutions), Teacher Role, Educational Practices, Educational Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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