ERIC Number: EJ1019696
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Dec
Pages: 12
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Transplanting a Western-Style Journalism Education to the Central Asian Republics of the Former Soviet Union: Experiences and Challenges at the American University of Central Asia in Kyrgyzstan
Skochilo, Elena; Toralieva, Gulnura; Freedman, Eric; Shafer, Richard
Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, v68 n4 p409-420 Dec 2013
Western standards of journalism education, as well as western professional journalistic practices, have had difficulty taking root in the five independent countries of formerly Soviet Central Asia. This essay examines the experience of one university's Department of Journalism and Mass Communication since 1997 and the challenges it faces, including curriculum reform, faculty retention, government regulation, and student career interests in the context of press systems that remain tightly controlled by regimes.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Journalism, Journalism Education, Educational History, Curriculum Development, Teacher Persistence, College Faculty, Government Role, Career Choice, Educational Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kyrgyzstan
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