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Presented at The 41st Annual Conference of the Western Social Science Association: Fort Worth, TX, April 23, 1999.
NOTE: At the time of publication, the author Douglas Swanson was not yet affiliated with Cal Poly.
Abstract
This paper addresses different perspectives on the best administrative 'home' for undergraduate journalism education, from administrative and curriculum perspectives. The paper begins by reviewing the history of journalism as a college discipline--showing that even from its earliest years, the founders of the field disagreed on administrative and curriculum emphases. Some variables which affect 'best fit' between discipline, institution, and program today are cited--they include individual academic program and goals, the institutional academic culture, collegiate organizational structure and bureaucracy, and external environmental variables. Finally, the paper reviews typical organizational structures chosen by higher education institutions today, as they continue to struggle with where journalism belongs in academe.
Disciplines
Journalism Studies
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URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/jour_fac/1