A study of the state-of-the-art in journalism education in the Miami-Dade county public schools
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Major/Program
Mass Communication
First Advisor's Name
Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Louis K. Falk
Third Advisor's Name
Don Sneed
Date of Defense
1998
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the characteristics of journalism teachers in the Miami-Dade County Public schools, determine the extent of the journalism curriculum, and ascertain their attitudes toward freedom of expression in the student press.
The 90 journalism teachers comprising the entire population were divided into a high school subset and a middle school subset, to allow for comparisons with national studies and for comparisons between both subsets. Identical self- administered questionnaires were mailed to the entire population.
The results for the high school subset compared favorably with national studies, where applicable. However, significant differences were found in the response patterns between the high school and middle school subsets. The findings demonstrate a need to evaluate the effectiveness of the journalism program at the middle school level.
Identifier
FI15101491
Recommended Citation
Ganivet, Fernando, "A study of the state-of-the-art in journalism education in the Miami-Dade county public schools" (1998). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3602.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3602
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