10/05/2007

Researching my MA thesis in scholarly journals...

Wow, and now I've confirmed that there is a distinct lack of material relating to production education. And by distinct lack of material, I mean none at all. Dana had me look in a number of journals for material and, while I found several interesting articles on processes in journalism education at the post secondary level, there was not one focused on the challenges related to hands-on, television or audio production. Has no one seriously ever considered studying this area before? I'm a little shocked. I'm not sure if the void in literature is caused by the fact that people would rather work in television than study it. I've had the chance to observe a wealth of interesting behaviour on undergraduate student productions, and it goes without saying that the inner workings of a TV degree ar different than those in an English or Geography degree. The group dynamic is fascinating and worthy of study, but am I the only person who thinks so? And if so, what does that mean for my research and how it'll be received? Lots to think on as I proceed...

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