ERIC Number: EJ1019672
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Sep
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1077-6958
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Media Entrepreneurship: Curriculum Development and Faculty Perceptions of What Students Should Know
Ferrier, Michelle Barrett
Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, v68 n3 p222-241 Sep 2013
To prepare students for the changing media industry, educators must determine whether part of their mission is to prepare students to think and act entrepreneurially. This international study queries faculty who are developing media entrepreneurship courses. The study finds that while the courses take varied forms, the main objectives of the courses are to introduce students to the business side of media startups and to teach students to identify opportunities for innovation--whether inside legacy media organizations or as part of a media startup. The study offers some cautions and challenges for institutions seeking to embark on similar curriculum changes.
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Teacher Attitudes, Entrepreneurship, Cross Cultural Studies, Mass Media, Communications, Course Objectives, Educational Change, Business Education, Innovation, Journalism, Self Employment, Grounded Theory, Qualitative Research, College Faculty, Credibility, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada; United States
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