The Great Bridge of China? Journalism Education Curriculum Trends Suggest More Research into the Capacity for International Mobility among Chinese Journalism Graduates

Autor/inn/en	Cokley, John; Jianlin, Wen; Yanling, Liu; Wenshuai, Xie
Titel	The Great Bridge of China? Journalism Education Curriculum Trends Suggest More Research into the Capacity for International Mobility among Chinese Journalism Graduates
Quelle	In: Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 74 (2019) 1, S.60-78 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cokley, John)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-6958
DOI	10.1177/1077695818770595
Schlagwörter	Journalism Education; Graduates; Web Sites; Foreign Countries; Universities; Majors (Students); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Required Courses; English (Second Language); Content Analysis; Occupational Mobility; Employment Potential; Comparative Education; Program Descriptions; China; United States; United Kingdom; Europe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Web-Design; Ausland; University; Universität; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Pflichtkurs; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Inhaltsanalyse; Berufliche Mobilität; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; USA; Großbritannien; Europa
Abstract	Current curriculum trends in tertiary journalism and communication education in the People's Republic of China are investigated using information from the websites of the 2,198 Chinese universities that published course lists in December 2013. Of those, 439 offered journalism majors and this article samples 274 of those universities (12.5% of the national total). They fall into four groups: Research-oriented, Research and Teaching, Teaching only, and Specialized. A content analysis is conducted of subject synopses published on each university's website. While international research suggests that subject offerings are likely to reflect a combination of internal institutional policies regarding journalism education and domestic student demand, with some external influence from government, educational institutions, and employer requirements, only in China is there evidence that journalism courses include compulsory study of a major global foreign language specifically for journalists (in this case, English). This study suggests further investigation into whether Chinese journalism graduates will have more capacity to be globally mobile and thus more employable than contemporary graduates from Europe, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01