Scholastic journalism plays an important role in future professional journalism. Due to journalism's place in a functioning democracy, journalism education is also tied to a democracy's success. Many U.S. states have cut budgets severely for public education, which heavily affects subjects such as journalism. Researchers interviewed 14 scholastic…

This case study documents a large, 4-year university magazine's transition to virtual instruction during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using theoretical frameworks from Kuh's work on high impact practices (HIPs), this analysis offers empirical evidence that virtual student newsrooms may provide impactful learning experiences during…

The problem: Motivating and retaining staff had become an ongoing problem at the student newspaper. Student staffers would quit abruptly when overwhelmed or dissatisfied, leaving the newspaper with critical positions vacant. This affected the performance of the newspaper. Method: The newspaper was organized into self directed work teams (SDWTs).…

Intended for use by contest judges as well as by school publications' staff and advisers in evaluating their products, this booklet summarizes the fundamentals of journalism as they apply to student publications and outlines established practices and production techniques that are essential to a good publication. The booklet provides a 1,000 point…

Discusses how a journalism teacher can grade the newspaper staff on its production efforts in a fair and consistent manner. Proposes a point system for students to earn a grade in newspaper production that places the burden on students to keep track of their work. (MS)

Intended to provide information to the Iowa High School Press Association (IHSPA), this paper investigates the state of yearbook instruction and production in high schools, toward which direction the yearbooks are heading, and whether services offered to members by the IHSPA (conference sessions, the annual yearbook contest, and teaching handouts)…

A national survey of 154 scholastic press association directors (who play a crucial role in guiding and shaping high school journalism) garnered an overview of the state of scholastic journalism in the United States today. Seventy-eight scholastic press association directors, representing over 30 states and 4 national associations, responded to…

Suggests three beginning exercises for a yearbook staff: respond to and discuss an attitude survey about yearbooks, complete a self-evaluation form, and get to know the names of people who fill important positions at the school. The survey, self-evaluation form, and list of positions are included. (TJ)

A study examined school, publication, and adviser characteristics most often associated with certain types of autonomy found in high school newspaper programs. From a compilation of all high schools in the United States, 434 schools were selected at random. Each school was sent a coded questionnaire concerning the school, the newspaper (if the…

A practicum took place in a summer remedial program for students with learning problems and specifically focused on five middle school students and how, with computer use and computer assisted instruction, the students increased their ability to recognize main ideas. The students in the target group, with the skills learned in the summer school…

This practicum was designed to improve communication practices among teachers and between teachers and parents in an elementary school. An emphasis was placed on utilizing the writing skills of students to link teachers and parents through a communication partnership. The partnership was accomplished through the expansion of the student reading…

Views of students at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus concerning five services that receive the largest amounts of student services fees were surveyed in 1979. Telephone interviews were conducted with three subsamples: 162 students were questioned about the Boynton Health Service and the "Minnesota Daily"; 156 students were…

This document reports how a writing/communication curriculum for incarcerated adults was developed in response to an informal survey taken at the Schuylkill County (Pennsylvania) Prison. Findings from students in the 1990-91 adult basic education course indicated that prisoners evidenced low-level writing skills, an apathetic attitude toward the…

A project developed a model multicultural curriculum for teaching students of English as a Second Language as well as students at a 6-8 grade reading level whose first language is English. The project proposed to bring together adults from at least four ethnic groups in a South Philadelphia neighborhood for the purpose of studying each other's…

A team of four high school juniors conducted a field study to determine the value that college admissions directors place on school-to-work (STW) experiences, which were defined not as traditional vocational education but rather as field study designed to give students an appreciation for and practice in exercising the skills and competencies…