"A Content Analysis of a Sample of Articles Written on Education in ""The New York Times"
Burris, Jane Elizabeth Gibson
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Title
"A Content Analysis of a Sample of Articles Written on Education in ""The New York Times"
Author(s)
Burris, Jane Elizabeth Gibson
Issue Date
1999
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Charles West
Department of Study
Education
Discipline
Education
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Mass Communications
Language
eng
Abstract
The central purpose of this dissertation is to sample articles written on education in the New York Times during a select period. A content analysis was performed on a stratified random sample of 555 newspaper articles identified in the New York Times from 1993 to 1997. The data revealed 168 themes and issues across the following 18 categories: Religion; Home And Family; Community; Education; Schools; Students; School Personnel; People; Culture and Society; Safety; Government; School Governing Bodies; Finance; Economics; Business; Disparity; Diversity and Research. Originally, it was believed that this sample of New York Times articles would contain references to specific purposes for American education and that these purposes would reflect a philosophical bias that would influence public opinion regarding education. However, no identifiable philosophical purpose was found in this sample of New York Times articles. Additionally, it was expected that an individual reading these newspaper articles would be able to construct a cultural model of American education. However, it was determined that what was present in these New York Times articles may more appropriately be labeled an information model of American education rather than a cultural model. However, it is believed that this information model may serve as a framework for a cultural model of education.
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