Description
This study investigated the status of communication ethics pedagogy at colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Data were collected from 193 institutions that responded to an online survey. Results showed an increase in communication ethics courses compared with 19 years ago, with 51% now offering a required or optional course in communication ethics. The most common reason for not offering a stand-alone course was that ethical concerns were included in other classes. Respondents noted a decrease in focus on classical ethical theory and an increase in attention to applied ethics and moral reasoning skills. These findings merit a disciplinary discussion of the perceived tension between the classical philosophical foundations of communication ethics and ethics in practice.
Publication Date
10-1-2015
Publisher
Routledge
Keywords
Communication Studies, Faculty Works, Scholarship, Curriculum, Pedagogy, Ethics
Department
Communication Studies
Recommended Citation
Swenson-Lepper, Tammy, "Communication Ethics in the Communication Curriculum: United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico" (2015). Communication Studies Faculty Works. 26.
https://openriver.winona.edu/communicationstudiesfacultyworks/26
Unique Identifier
WSUCMSTFACWORKS-2015-Swenson-Lepper-Communication_Ethics_in_the_Communication.pdf
Comments
Add other authors: Michelle A. Leavitt, Melba Hoffer, Lori N. Charron, Robert L. Ballard, Leeanne M. Bell McManus, Annette M. Holba, Spoma Jovanovic & Paula S. Tompkins; Tammy Swenson-Lepper, Michelle A. Leavitt, Melba Hoffer, Lori N. Charron, Robert L. Ballard, Leeanne M. Bell McManus, Annette M. Holba, Spoma Jovanovic & Paula S. Tompkins (2015) Communication Ethics in the Communication Curriculum: United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, Communication Education, 64:4, 472-490, DOI: 10.1080/03634523.2015.1041996