The Standard of Journalism education in South Africa.
By.Mduduzi Justice Nyalunga (Highway Africa, FJP participant @University of Zululand.
Indeed, the standard of Journalism education in South Africa is developing in each and every year to a high level. Our writers and reporters are getting better. Many South African Universities teach journalism in different ways although, they have the similar idea of producing quality and awards winning journalists who will have the power to influence the public through their good writing and broadcasting skills. It is very significant to look at different aspects when discussing the standard of journalism education in South Africa.
Rich Universities like Rhodes teach journalism at a very high level. At this University they have all the basic journalism resources that Journalism students need in order to have enough knowledge about the different aspects of Journalism. At Rhodes University they also help their Journalism Students by forming partnerships with well known organisations such a High way Africa, an organisation that invites a number of great journalists across the African continent to come down to South Africa and help them with skills and more knowledge about Journalism, by doing so I believe that the University is helping to develop the Standard of Journalism in South Africa. They have also established a new programme called (FJP) Future Journalists Programme in order to help students from different Universities and from all sorts of backgrounds to acquire more valuable skills and knowledge in the field of Journalism by giving them more journalism trainings. Therefore Rhodes Journalism graduates are highly skilled and able to work in any fields of Journalim.Even myself being part of the High way Africa, FJP at Rhodes has helped me to learn to communicate, solve problems and think critical and analytical as a communication Science student. In my own opinion I do appreciate the progress of Journalism education in South Africa at this time.
Now as we are moving into a new century with rapidly changing head of governments, economies, and social issues. Where is journalism education in this mix? Is journalism education ahead of the citizenry or behind what citizens will need to know to make critical social, political and economic decisions for our world? Some journalism educators at South African Universities provided me with their opinions on how they see journalism education in South Africa, the United States of America, Slovenia and India. Most of them argue that journalism education in South Africa is education for democracy.
They also say journalism is a more or less independent field of study across South Africa and world-wide, yet the education and training of journalists is a subject much debated but only rarely researched. As a point of departure it is assumed that although media systems and journalistic cultures may differ widely, the changes and challenges facing journalism education around the world are largely similar. I am impressed with the fact that South African journalism is growing and many journalists are being re-warded for putting more efforts to their work.
William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
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In 2005, Dr. Kritsonis was an Invited Visiting Lecturer at the Oxford Round Table at Oriel College in the University of Oxford, Oxford, England. His lecture was entitled the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning.
Dr. Kritsonis Recognized as Distinguished Alumnus
In 2004, Dr. William Allan Kritsonis was recognized as the Central Washington University Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus for the College of Education and Professional Studies. Dr. Kritsonis was nominated by alumni, former students, friends, faculty, and staff. Final selection was made by the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Recipients are CWU graduates of 20 years or more and are recognized for achievement in their professional field and have made a positive contribution to society. For the second consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report placed Central Washington University among the top elite public institutions in the west. CWU was 12th on the list in the 2006 On-Line Education of “America’s Best Colleges.”
Educational Background
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis earned his BA in 1969 from Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. In 1971, he earned his M.Ed. from Seattle Pacific University. In 1976, he earned his PhD from the University of Iowa. In 1981, he was a Visiting Scholar at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, and in 1987 was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.
Professional Experience
Dr. Kritsonis began his career as a teacher. He has served education as a principal, superintendent of schools, director of student teaching and field experiences, invited guest professor, author, consultant, editor-in-chief, and publisher. Dr. Kritsonis has earned tenure as a professor at the highest academic rank at two major universities.
Books – Articles – Lectures - Workshops
Dr. Kritsonis lectures and conducts seminars and workshops on a variety of topics. He is author of more than 500 articles in professional journals and several books. His popular book SCHOOL DISCIPLINE: The Art of Survival is scheduled for its fourth edition. He is the author of the textbook William Kritsonis, PhD on Schooling that is used by many professors at colleges and universities throughout the nation and abroad.
In 2007, Dr. Kritsonis’ version of the book of Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning (858 pages) was published in the United States of America in cooperation with partial financial support of Visiting Lecturers, Oxford Round Table (2005). The book is the product of a collaborative twenty-four year effort started in 1978 with the late Dr. Philip H. Phenix. Dr. Kritsonis was in continuous communication with Dr. Phenix until his death in 2002.
In 2007, Dr. Kritsonis was the lead author of the textbook Practical Applications of Educational Research and Basic Statistics. The text provides practical content knowledge in research for graduate students at the doctoral and master’s levels.
In 2008, Dr. Kritsonis’ book Non-Renewal of Public School Personnel Contracts: Selected Supreme and District Court Decisions in Accordance with the Due Process of Law is scheduled for publication by The Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston, New York.
Dr. Kritsonis’ seminar and workshop on Writing for Professional Publication has been very popular with both professors and practitioners. Persons in attendance generate an article to be published in a refereed journal at the national or international levels.
Dr. Kritsonis has traveled and lectured throughout the United States and world-wide. Some recent international tours include Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Monte Carlo, England, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Poland, Germany, and many more.
Founder of National FORUM Journals – Over 4,000 Professors Published
Dr. Kritsonis is founder of NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS (since 1983). These publications represent a group of highly respected scholarly academic periodicals. Over 4,000 writers have been published in these refereed, peer-reviewed periodicals. In 1983, he founded the National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision – now acclaimed by many as the United States’ leading recognized scholarly academic refereed journal in educational administration, leadership, and supervision.
In 1987, Dr. Kritsonis founded the National FORUM of Applied Educational Research Journal whose aim is to conjoin the efforts of applied educational researchers world-wide with those of practitioners in education. He founded the National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal, National FORUM of Special Education Journal, National FORUM of Multicultural Issues Journal, International Journal of Scholarly Academic Intellectual Diversity, International Journal of Management, Business, and Administration, and the DOCTORAL FORUM – National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research. The DOCTORAL FORUM is the only refereed journal in America committed to publishing doctoral students while they are enrolled in course work in their doctoral programs. In 1997, he established the Online Journal Division of National FORUM Journals that publishes academic scholarly refereed articles daily on the website: www.nationalforum.com. Over 500 professors have published online. In January 2007, Dr. Kritsonis established Focus: On Colleges, Universities, and Schools.
Professorial Roles
Dr. Kritsonis has served in professorial roles at Central Washington University, Washington; Salisbury State University, Maryland; Northwestern State University, Louisiana; McNeese State University, Louisiana; and Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge in the Department of Administrative and Foundational Services.
In 2006, Dr. Kritsonis published two articles in the Two-Volume Set of the Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration published by SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, California. He is a National Reviewer for the Journal of Research on Leadership, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA).
In 2007, Dr. Kritsonis has been invited to write a history and philosophy of education for the ABC-CLIO Encyclopedia of World History.
Currently, Dr. Kritsonis is Professor of Educational Leadership at Prairie View A&M University – Member of the Texas A&M University System. He teaches in the newly established PhD Program in Educational Leadership. Dr. Kritsonis taught the Inaugural class session in the doctoral program at the start of the fall 2004 academic year. In October 2006, Dr. Kritsonis chaired the first doctoral student to earn a PhD in Educational Leadership at Prairie View A&M University. He lives in Houston, Texas.
About Prairie View A&M University
Ranked No. 27 on Black Enterprise magazine’s list of “Top 50 Colleges and Universities for African-Americans”, Prairie View A&M University was founded in 1876 and is the second-oldest public institution of higher education in Texas. With an established reputation for producing engineers, nurses and educators, PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools. A member of the Texas A&M University System, the university is dedicated to fulfilling its land-grant mission of achieving excellence in teaching, research and service. During the university’s 130-year history, nearly 48,000 academic degrees have been awarded. For more information regarding PVAMU, visit www.pvamu.edu.
William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
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PhD Program in Educational Leadership
PVAMU - Texas A&M University Systedm
DOCTORAL DIRECTED RESEARCH
Norman Butler POLISH POST-SECONDARY VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS AND
CANADIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES DEGREE GRANTING INSTITUTIONS: Institute for Educational Research, Warsaw, Poland (PhD Granted Fall 2005
Doctoral Dissertation Committee:
Stefan M. Kwiatkowski (Chair) Institute for Educational Research,
Warsaw, Poland; Rafal Piwowarski (Reviewer) Institute for Educational Research, Warsaw, Poland; Andrzej Janowski (Reviewer) Deputy Minister of Education, Republic of Poland; Barry Davidson (Invited Outside Reviewer); Troy University, Troy, Alabama; William Allan Kritsonis (Invited Outside Reviewer) Prairie View A&M University (Member of the Texas A&M University System)
Doctoral Directed Research, PhD Program in Educational Leadership, Prairie View A&M University, The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Member of the Texas A&M University System,
Cohort I (Fall 2004)
Cheantel Adams PhD Doctoral Dissertation CHAIR
AN ANALYSIS OF TEXAS SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ CRISIS
MANAGEMENT PREPAREDNESS
Gary Bates PhD Doctoral Dissertation CHAIR – (Graduated 5/07)
A MIXED METHODS ANALYSIS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN
THE SUPERINTENDENCY
Gail Cyrus-Parson PhD Doctoral Dissertation Committee – (Graduated 12/07)
ASSESSMENT OF THE HABITS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN
MALES WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED SECONDARY
PROGRAMS
David Edgerson PhD Doctoral Dissertation CHAIR
ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF PRINCIPAL-TEACHER
RELATIONSHIPS ON STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
Teresa Hughes PhD Doctoral Dissertation CHAIR (Graduated 12/2006)
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
COMMUNITIES AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN HIGH
SCHOOLS – Note: First PhD Student to graduate in program
H.P. Hyder, III PhD Doctoral Dissertation Committee
THE INTERPLAY AMONG STUDENT MOBILITY ON STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT, ATTENDANCE, AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
IN TEXAS MIDDLE SCHOOLS
James Laub PhD Doctoral Dissertation CHAIR (Graduated 5/07)
AN ANALYSIS OF THE RURAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
SUPERNTENDENCY
Nasrin PhD Doctoral Dissertation CHAIR
Nazemzadeh INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA
Lautrice Nickson PhD Doctoral Dissertation Committee – (Graduated 5/07)
AN ANALYSIS OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE SPECIAL
EDUCATORS TO REMAIN IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION
Arthur Petterway PhD Doctoral Dissertation Committee – (Graduated 8/07)
A MIXED METHODS ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF HIGH
STAKES TESTING ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN
MAJOR URBAN HIGH SCHOOLS IN TEXAS
Roselia Salinas PhD Doctoral Dissertation CHAIR - (Graduated 12/07)
A COMPARISION OF ALTERNATIVE AND TRADITIONAL
CERTIFIED BILINGUAL ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT SCORES IN MAJOR URBAN TEXAS SCHOOLS
Samuel Stephens PhD Doctoral Dissertation Committee – (Graduated 8/07)
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON OUTSTANDING SCHOOL
LEADERS: IS IT A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN THEIR SUCCESS
AND HOW DID THEY DEVELOP IT?
Melody Wilson PhD Doctoral Dissertation Dissertation CHAIR – (Graduated 5/07)
THE IMPACT OF A PUBLIC PRE-KINDERGARTEN MONTESSORI
PROGRAM ON KINDERGARTEN TEXAS PRIMARY READING
INVENTORY SCORES
Frances Worthey PhD Doctoral Dissertation CHAIR
MIXED-METHOD INVIESTIGATION OF THE RETENTION AND
PLACEMENT OF FEMALES PURSUING NON-TRADITIONAL
FIELDS OF STUDY IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Cohort II (Summer 2005)
Allena Anderson PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
THE IMPACT OF THE CHANGING CULTURAL DYNAMICS AND
DEMOGRAPHICS ON MAJOR URBAN PUBLIC SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATION
Taiwanna Anthony PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
AN ANALYSIS OF E-MENTORING INDUCTION YEAR PROGRAMS
FOR NOVICE ALTERNATIVELY CERTIFIED TEACHERS
Cynthia Berkins PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
A STUDY OF ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROGRAMMATIC
CHARACTERISTICS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Robert Branch PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
MINORITY TEACHER RECRUITMENT, DEVELOPMENT,
AND RETENTION IN THE SOUTHERN STATES
Eunetra Ellison PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
THE IMPACT OF STRATEGIC TUTORING ON THE HIGH STAKES
TEST SCORES OF AT-RISK STUDENTS
Barbara Scott- PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
Ferguson THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF PARENTS AND THE EFFECTS
OF THE MANDATORY UNIFORM POLICY
Sorie Gassama PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
DROP-OUT PREVENTION AMONG URBAN MINORITY
ADOLESCENTS: PROGRAM EVALUATION AND PRACTICAL
EVALUATIONS
Janetta Gilliam PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
THE RELATIONSHIP OF RETENTION AND MENTORING OF
AFRICAN AMERICAN FRESHMENT STUDENTS AT SELECTED
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Karen Jacobs PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
ASSESSMENT OF SECONDARY PRINCIPALS’ LEADERSHIP
BEHAVIORS IN RECRUTING, RETAINING, AND RENEWING
SCIENCE EDUCATORS IN URBAN SCHOOLS
Clarence Johnson PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT: FAILLING TO MAKE
THE GRADE IN MATHEMATICS
Cheng-Chieh Lai PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
THE EFFECTS OF COMUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING
PROGRAMS ON SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISTION FOR
ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE STUDENTS
Alfreda Love PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
THE IMPACT OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ON LOW
PERFORMING SCHOOLS
Jacqueline McNeir PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
THE IMPACT OF SMALLER LEARNING COMMUNITIES ON
URBAN STUDENT PROGRESSION BETWEEN THE NINTH AND
TENTH GRADES
Steven Norfleet PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES ON HIGH SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS LEADING TO POST SECONDARY LEARNING
SUCCESS
Yolanda Smith PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR (Graduated 5/08)
DIFFERENCES IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING
BETWEEN ONE CORPORATION AND ONE LARGE TEXAS
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Grace Thomas PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
A STUDY OF THE FACTORS THAT IMPACT THE ACHIEVEMENT
AMONG MINORITY STUDENTS: A COMPARISON AMONG
ASIAN-AMERICANS, AFRICAN-AMERICANS, AND HISPANIC
STUDENTS IN LARGE URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Julie Williams PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
A CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC APPROACH TO
TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS
Cohort III (Summer 2007)
Donald Brown, Jr. PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
REDUCING THE RATES OF RECIDIVISM FOR AFRICAN
AMERICAN MALE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ALTERNATIVE
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Jennifer Butcher PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
A MXED-METHODS ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF MENTORING
AND INDUCTIVE PROGRAMS ON NEW TEACHER RETENTION IN
SELECTED SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN TEXAS
Michelle Cloud PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
THE SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION OF TRANSFER STUDENTS
FROM THEIR HOME CAMPUS TO THEIR DESIGNATED
“SCHOOL OF CHOICE” AS PRESCRIBED BY THE NO CHILD
LEFT BEHIND ACT
Crystal Collins PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
A STUDY OF DIVERSE FACULTY HIRNIG PRACTICES AND THE
EFFECT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND THE NECESSARY
HIRING PROCEDURES FOR HIRING DIVERSE FACULTY
Michalyn Demaris PhD Doctoral Student - Dissertation Committee
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS THAT AFFECT STUDENT
SATISFACTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON PERSISTENCE AT
A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY
Rickie Duncan PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
THE EFFECTS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ON IMPROVING
STUDENT DISCIPLINE
Rebecca Duong PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
THE EFFECTS OF TEACHER EFFICACY ON THE ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT OF 9th GRADE ESL STUDENTS IN TEXAS
LaShonda Evans PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
THE EFFECT OF THE AVID PROGRAM ON 9TH GRADE
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Gayle Ferguson PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
Smith COLLEGE READINESS: THE EFFECTS OF EARLY COLLEGE
HIGH SCHOOL ON AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HISPANIC MALES
Fletcher Holloway PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
THE ACADEMIC EFFECT OF SINGLE GENDER SCHOOLS ON
LOW INCOME AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
MINORITY STUDENTS
La’Shonte Iwundu PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
A STUDY OF THE STRATEGIC ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE
DIRECTORS AND HOW THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO
EMPLOYEE RETENTION
Selena Melvin PhD Doctoral Student- Dissertation CHAIR
BARRIERS TO THE SUCCESS OF ACADEMICALLY HIGH RISK
ACHIEVEING AFRICAN AMERICANS
Margaret Patton PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
THE IMPACT OF A PILOT EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
PROGRAM ON PRINCIPAL PREPARATION
Tracy Perkins PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
TRUANCY REDUCTION: KEEPING STUDENTS IN SCHOOL
Ellen Savoy PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
A STUDY OF PRINCIPALS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SPECIAL
EDUCATION TEACHERS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION
Desiree Skinner PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
A COMPARSION OF ALGEBRA UNDERSTANDING OF ENGLISH
LANGUAGE IN SHELTERED AND MAINSTREAM ALGEBRA
CLASSES
Kimberlin Sturgis PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
A STUDY OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND HOW IT IMPACTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR
MINORITY STUDENTS
Rhondena Townsell PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
THE SUCCESS RATE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALS IN
RURAL SCHOOLS
Debra Watkins PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENHANCHING COGNITIVE
THINKING AND IMPROVING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
Porchanee White PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
A STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN PARENTAL AND STUDENT
ATTITUDES ON TEACHER EFFICACY: EMPOWERING STUDENTS
TO READ
Monica Williams PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
ENGAGING HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY
PRESIDENT IN ENTREPRENEURIALISM THROUGH FUNDRISING
Cohort IV (Fall 2007)
Donna Charlton PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
Alison B. McBride PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
Misti Morgan PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
Christopher O’Brine PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
Mary Ann Springs PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
Loretta A. Terry PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee
Alex Torrez PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR
Lavada Walden PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee