A Study of the Reputations of Doctoral Programs in Communication 2004.pdf

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1、NationalCommunicationAssociationNationalOffice202-464-4NCA1765NStreet,NWfax202-464-4600Washington,DC20036http://www.natcom.orgNCADoctoralReputationalStudy,2004ThomasA.Hollihan,Chairperson1DoctoralEducationCommittee,2003-2004InAugust,2001,theDoctoralEducationCommittee(DEC)ofth

2、eNationalCommunicationAssociation(NCA),soughtandgainedtheagreementoftheAdministrativeCommitteeoftheNCA,toconductasecondreputationalstudyof2doctoralprogramsincommunication.ThefirstNCAreputationalstudyhadreportedits3resultsinApril,1996.Thegoalwastoupdatethatstudyandtoputinplace

3、asystemwhereanewstudywasconductedeverythreeyearssothatnewdoctoralprogramscouldbeaddedandsothatsignificantchangesoccurringinprograms(newfacultyhiresorlosses,newcurricula,newareasofspecialization,newresearchinitiatives,etc.)couldbetakenintoaccountbyevaluatorsandreflectedinprogr

4、amevaluations.MethodologyoftheStudyTheDECdeliberatedoverthedesignofthestudyandagreedthatallprogramsthatofferedthePh.D.inoneormoreofthemajorspecialtyareasofcommunicationstudieswouldbeincluded.ThestudythusincludedthecommunicationprogramsthatwererankedinthefirstNCAstudy,thosenew

5、doctoralprogramsthathadbeenestablishedsincethatfirststudy,andtheresearchanddoctoraleducationcomponents(butnottheprofessionaltrainingcomponents)ofunitsdevotedtothestudyofmasscommunication.Theunitstoberankedwerethoseinwhichthedoctoralprogramswere1ThomasA.Hollihandirectedthestud

6、yandisresponsibleforthisfinalreport.HewouldliketoacknowledgetheeffortsofJustinAcomewhocoordinatedthedatacollectionandanalysisandthefollowingUSC-Annenbergstudentswhoassistedwiththestudy:CarolineEstrada,EmmaLee,AmyGranados,AllieBasker,HaraHailele-Griffin,JacksonDeMos,LisaGreen,

7、TalZavlodaver,JoshuaFrancis,TanyaWennmacher,ReginaSumellandLeticiaWilliams.InadditionhewouldliketoacknowledgeDr.AbigailKaunforherassistance.Communicationregardingthestudycanbedirectedto:ThomasA.Hollihan,ProfessorandAssociateDeanforAcademicandFacultyAffairs,AnnenbergSchoolforC

8、ommunication,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia,LosAngeles,CA90089-0281;