Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Attitudes and Practices of Mass Communication Programs Regarding Unpaid Student Internships

Autor/inn/en	Senat, Joey; Ketterer, Stan; McGuire, John
Titel	Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Attitudes and Practices of Mass Communication Programs Regarding Unpaid Student Internships
Quelle	In: Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 75 (2020) 2, S.177-195 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-6958
DOI	10.1177/1077695819882565
Schlagwörter	Educational Practices; Mass Media; Internship Programs; Accreditation (Institutions); Bachelors Degrees; College Credits; Ethics; Student Welfare; Journalism Education; Undergraduate Students; Employment Practices; Wages; Legal Responsibility; Universities; Faculty Advisers; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Employer Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungspraxis; Massenmedien; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Ethik; Studentenseelsorge; Berufspraxis; Wage; Löhne; Strafmündigkeit; University; Universität; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Arbeitgeberinteresse
Abstract	This survey of mass communication programs' attitudes and practices found unpaid student internships are more likely at unaccredited programs and where the highest degree offered is a bachelor's. Advisers at bachelor's programs also are more likely to agree academic credit appropriately substitutes for monetary payment. Although most advisers support unpaid internships, they agree universities are ethically obligated to protect students from illegal ones. The study recommends steps for journalism and mass communication (JOMC) educators to engage in informed discussions and decision-making to arrive at ethically justifiable policies and practices governing internships where their students work for free, especially for academic credit at for-profit companies. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01