ERIC Number: EJ1286700
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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"It's Hidden, after All": A Modified Delphi Study Exploring Faculty and Students' Perceptions of a Graduate Professional Seminar in Communication
Journal of Communication Pedagogy, v3 p27-48 2020
Graduate student socialization has been studied in multiple disciplines, including communication. As their career trajectories change, faculty must consider how to socialize students into the field and their subsequent careers. Using a modified Delphi survey, we examined the differences in faculty and students' perceptions regarding the content of a graduate professional seminar in communication. Results indicate that students would prefer a focus on implicit norms and the hidden curriculum, while faculty would prefer to focus on disciplinary content. We offer recommendations for developing a course that addresses both needs and, thus, simultaneously attends to the changing job market.
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Socialization, Seminars, Communication Research, Hidden Curriculum, College Faculty, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Preferences
Central States Communication Association. University of Montevallo, Department of Communication, 75 College Drive, Station 6625, Montevallo, AL 35115. e-mail: csca.ed@gmail.com; Web site: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jcp/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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