Media Education and the Liberal Arts A Blueprint for the New Professionalism [Hardcover]

This book provides academic reformers with a blueprint for tackling the upheaval facing media education. It calls for a new professionalism that rejects the status quo, reflects the mission and diversity of individual programs, and demands a redefinition of both traditional media studies and the liberal arts.

The book directs philosophical assaults and uses real-life examples to challenge the paralyzing effects of the seven deadly sins of media education.
Contents: Part I:The Foundation for Reform.The New Liberal Arts. Media Education and Technology. The New Professionalism and the University: A Blueprint for Renewal. The New Professionalism and the Media Practitioners: A Blueprint for Reconstruction. Part II:Building for Reform.Frameworks for the Enriched Major. Building Toward the New Professionalism. Teachers and Students on the Front Line of Reform. Accountability and Accreditation.