Service-learning, as a form of experiential learning, allows universities to work hand-in-hand with local communities, addressing their needs and expectations and putting into practice professional skills acquired by the students. This article reports on two service-learning experiences of communication students and faculty of Ecuador and Ohio,…

Each issue of this annual newsletter focuses on a particular area of Kettering's research. The 2015 issue focuses on a yearlong review of Kettering's research over time. This issue contains the following articles that address this review: (1) How Kettering Discovered Democracy (David Mathews); (2) Key Events in KF History (Collette McDonough); (3)…

Describes programs in Ohio and Michigan in which African American students are given an opportunity to practice scholastic journalism which they might not otherwise have. Lists the organizations and the contributions they have made, and the impact this has had on the programs being discussed. Discusses implications for the future role of African…

Discusses problems encountered by journalism teachers and publications sponsors in Ohio and neighboring states during the extreme 1977 winter weather. (MKM)

Discusses how student journalists provided coverage and answers for high school publications during the energy crisis that crippled Ohio in the late winter of 1977. (MB)

The purpose of this study was to determine the nature of journalism in high schools, characteristics of teachers and advisers, and perceived needs of journalism teachers and advisers in three states with dissimilar certification requirements: Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. A four-page questionnaire was mailed to appropriate personnel in…

The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Intensive Journalistic Writing Institute, a 2-week summer workshop for Ohio high school teachers of journalism conducted in June 1991, demonstrated that the team of journalistic writing techniques and current composition pedagogy is unbeatable in fostering critical reading and writing skills. The institute focused on…

The procedures used by the Ohio News Photographers Association in selecting the 1979 Ohio "News Photographer of the Year" are described in this paper, and questions are raised about their adequacy. The paper tells how the judges analyzed the photograph portfolios on which the award was based, relates the judges' standards for evaluation,…

Analyzes story use by both large and small papers published in Ohio in the nineteenth century and concludes that the smaller papers accepted the news definition of the larger ones, which was derived from wire service reports. (FL)

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 11 titles deal with the following topics: the role and function of the California Journalism Articulation Committee; international communication as an academic career for journalism professors; network television news discourse;…

"Higher Education Exchange" publishes case studies, analyses, news, and ideas about efforts within higher education to develop more democratic societies. Contributors to this issue of the "Higher Education Exchange" examine whether institutions of higher learning are doing anything to increase the capacity of citizens to shape…

This resource is designed to provide Ohio labor market information for use with advisory committees to stimulate and inform dialogue about the current evaluation and future planning of programs. It provides reports for 23 career fields in 6 career clusters. Each report highlights careers and occupations in the field and answers these questions:…