The purpose of this study was to present an evolutionary history of the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) for the years from 1970 to 1985. This study, together with a 1970 dissertation chronicling the history of the Council from its conception through 1969 provides a comprehensive history of accreditation for journalism education. / Between 1970 and 1985 ACEJMC underwent major changes in personnel, policy and procedure, with most of the changes occurring in 1983 and 1984. Therefore, the primary focus of this study was the years 1983 and 1984. This study identified the changes that occurred, the catalysts for the changes, the key figures who effected the changes and how the changes affected ACEJMC. / Changes included modifications in the agency's name, voting policy, appeals procedure, accrediting standards, organizational structure and financial management, / Catalysts were external pressure from the U.S. Department of Education, changing trends in journalism education and in the marketplace, a demand for more openness in Council matters and the get-things-done leadership style of ACEJMC President Joseph Shoquist. / Among the many key figures who affected the changes were Council presidents Don Carter and Joseph Shoquist, as well as Executive Director Roger Gafke. Transcripts of oral interviews with each of these men are included as appendices to this study. / The changes that occurred in ACEJMC's personnel, policy and procedures from 1970-1985 put the Council in a position to administer journalism accreditation throughout the end of the twentieth century. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-12, Section: A, page: 3538. / Major Professor: Joseph Beckham. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1988.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77889 |
| Contributors | Workman, Gale A., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 222 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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