Meeting the Challenge of Rapid Change in Media Industries: A Case Study in Media Programs at Canadian Colleges, Polytechnics, and Universities

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dc.contributor.advisorKim, Beaumie
dc.contributor.authorCarver, Rob
dc.contributor.committeememberDavis, Charles
dc.contributor.committeememberFriesen, Sharon
dc.contributor.committeememberJacobsen, Michele
dc.contributor.committeememberSpencer, Brenda L.
dc.date2019-06
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-01T18:25:42Z
dc.date.available2019-04-01T18:25:42Z
dc.date.issued2019-03-28
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which keeping pace with rapid change in media technologies and production techniques poses a leadership challenge for post-secondary institutions offering media production programs. Contributing factors to the challenge include declining funding for capital investment, and lengthy review and approval processes for curriculum development and revision. These factors, as well as educators’ best practices in addressing the challenge, were considered in the context of relevant literature on media industries, change management, and leadership practice. Utilising a particularistic case study methodology and explanatory sequential data collection methods, the study sought to investigate a practical problem arising from everyday practice through collection of a diverse set of both quantitative and qualitative data. Specifically, data were collected through questionnaires from 96 participants working in post-secondary institutions and was supplemented by questionnaires completed by 25 media industries employers. A subset of 20 respondents to the post-secondary questionnaire participated in follow-up interviews to further clarify the findings from both the post-secondary and industry questionnaires. It is apparent from the findings that rapid and increasing change in media industries poses a very real challenge for media educators. The currency of curriculum and technical resources is an important factor in ensuring students graduate with the skills and abilities necessary to enter the work force. While there is no single ready solution to this problem, the findings also revealed the multiple tactics media educators have developed to mitigate the impact of rapid change, and the respondents’ perspectives on the potential value that project management tools, changes to organisational culture, and leadership styles might have for improving outcomes in this area. It is hoped that these findings will prove useful to media educators tasked with deciding on technologies in which to invest and at what time, and how best to integrate new production techniques into curriculum. It is also hoped that these findings will prompt further study, expand the conversation to additional stakeholders, and contribute to larger conversations around academic program development and delivery.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCarver, R. (2019). Meeting the challenge of rapid change in media industries: A case study in media programs at Canadian colleges, polytechnics, and universities (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/36335
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/110131
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher.facultyWerklund School of Educationen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectmediaen_US
dc.subjectmedia productionen_US
dc.subjectrapid changeen_US
dc.subjectcurriculum develolpmenten_US
dc.subjectcapital investmenten_US
dc.subjectmedia studiesen_US
dc.subjectmedia technologyen_US
dc.subjectrapid change in media technologyen_US
dc.subjectkeeping pace with rapid changeen_US
dc.subjectadapting to rapid changeen_US
dc.subjectleadership and rapid changeen_US
dc.subject.classificationCinemaen_US
dc.subject.classificationJournalismen_US
dc.subject.classificationMass Communicationsen_US
dc.subject.classificationEducationen_US
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Administrationen_US
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Adult and Continuingen_US
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Community Collegeen_US
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Curriculum and Instructionen_US
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Vocationalen_US
dc.subject.classificationBusiness Administration--Managementen_US
dc.titleMeeting the Challenge of Rapid Change in Media Industries: A Case Study in Media Programs at Canadian Colleges, Polytechnics, and Universitiesen_US
dc.typedoctoral thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEducation Graduate Program – Educational Researchen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Education (EdD)en_US
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