College Students’ Views about the Journalism Education in Spain

The paper presents the results of a survey with a sample of 1,552 journalism students from five public universities during the academic year 2011-12. The research addresses two objectives: how students evaluate the journalism studies and to know if they believe the studies are necessary to purpose of exercising the profession. The results indicate that most students believe appropriate the journalism studies, but almost but almost 25% considered them unnecessary. Students assess the quality of the training received in schools with an approved. There has been a multiple linear regression to find which variables explain this evaluation. The most influential is the course you are enrolled, followed by functions that respondents give to faculties. The paper presents the advantage of working with data from the largest sample used so far, which also includes all courses and the first promotions of students in the undergraduate studies according to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). It can be a valuable starting point for further researchs to make decisions on the academic. The study is part of the Sudents Journalism Project with journalism students in seven countries: Australia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland and the United States

La innovación educativa, subestimada: Análisis de la importancia que le otorgan los estudiantes de Periodismo

This research examines the attitudes of Journalism students towards educational innovation with a cross-national survey in seven countries. The goal is to observe the importance given by students to the educational innovation among a set of tasks, which professors have to develop in their academic work. The Spanish Journalism students underestimated the relevance of educational innovation. Women gave more importance to innovation in education than men. No differences were found among five Spanish universities.Este artículo examina las actitudes de los estudiantes de Periodismo hacia la innovación educativa a partir de una encuesta transversal suministrada en siete países. El objetivo de la investigación es observar la importancia asignada por los estudiantes a la innovación educativa entre un conjunto de tareas académicas de sus profesores. Los estudiantes de periodismo españoles subestimaron la relevancia de la innovación educativa. Las mujeres otorgaron mayor importancia a la innovación educativa que los hombres. No se hallaron diferencias entre cinco universidades españolas

¿Barreras invisibles? Actitudes de los estudiantes universitarios ante sus compañeros con discapacidad

This paper analyses university students’ knowledge, opinions and attitudes towards peers with disabilities. The integration of students with disabilities in Education is an object of concern and research in the whole Spanish Education System, including Higher Education where 21,942 people with disabilities were students in the academic course 2013-2014. This research belongs to two projects on Innovation in Education for the University of Málaga. Attitudes of professors, students without disabilities and students with disabilities were examined. This paper shows the viewpoint of students without disabilities, which is necessary in order to observe the acceptance inside the classes. An email-survey was conducted in the whole University of Malaga’s student population (N= 32.464). The sample size was 620, so we had a confidence interval of 3.9% with a confidence level of 95%. Statistical analysis was conducted. Data showed the relevance of higher levels of information and direct experience with the disability: those two variables correlated to more positive attitudes toward the students with disabilities. Only the 20% of the students said they had received any kind of information about disability from the university sometime, however most of the sample was favorable to the presence of students with disabilities in the university, to the possibility of sharing classwork with them and to the enrichment that coexistence inside the class provides. New actions in order to enhance student’s attitudes toward students with disabilities were discussed, so the paper suggests including a new point of view that promotes the empowerment of those students.El presente trabajo analiza los conocimientos, opiniones y actitudes de los estudiantes universitarios sobre sus compañeros con discapacidad. La integración educativa y social de estos estudiantes es objeto de preocupación y estudio en todo el sistema educativo español, incluida la enseñanza superior en la que 21.942 universitarios con discapacidad se encontraban matriculados en el curso 2013-2014. El estudio se realiza en el marco de dos Proyectos de Innovación Educativa[1] de la Universidad de Málaga en los que se examinaron las actitudes del personal docente e investigador, el alumnado en general y el alumnado con discapacidad de esta institución. En este artículo se recogen las perspectivas de los estudiantes sin discapacidad, necesarias para medir el grado de aceptación dentro de las aulas universitarias. Se empleó una encuesta suministrada mediante correo electrónico a la totalidad de la población de estudiantes de la Universidad de Málaga (N= 32.464). El tamaño de la muestra fue de 620 estudiantes, por lo que trabajamos con un margen de error del 3,9% para la estimación de los porcentajes con un nivel de confianza del 95%. Los datos, analizados mediante análisis estadístico, visibilizan la importancia de un elevado grado de información y conocimiento así como de una experiencia directa con la discapacidad. Ambas circunstancias se traducen en actitudes más positivas y favorables. Tan solo el 20% de los alumnos manifestó haber recibido en alguna ocasión cualquier tipo de información sobre este asunto por parte de la Universidad; no obstante, la mayoría valora positivamente la presencia de alumnos con discapacidad en la Universidad, la posibilidad de contar ellos como compañeros de clase y el enriquecimiento que supone esta convivencia dentro del aula. Se discuten posibles acciones para mejorar las actitudes hacia los estudiantes con discapacidad. Además, se plantea incluir una perspectiva que promueva el empoderamiento de estos estudiantes. [1] PIE 10-135 y PIE 13-103

Uso académico de redes sociales: análisis comparativo entre estudiantes de Ciencias y de Letras.

This paper examines the academic use made of the social networks by university students according the area of knowledge of their Bachelor. An empirical study was conducted to observe the differences between “Science Students” (Bachelors on Experimental Sciences, Health or Engineering) and “Social Science students” (Bachelors on Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Law). Science students showed less favorable attitudes to the use of social media in teaching. Their use of social network for academic purposes was lower than the Social Science Students’ use too.El artículo compara el uso académico de las redes sociales en universitarios de distintas áreas de conocimiento. A través de un estudio empírico, se analizan las diferencias entre estudiantes de “ciencias” (titulaciones de Ciencias Experimentales, Ciencias de la Salud, Ingenierías) y estudiantes de “letras” (titulaciones de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas). Los estudiantes de ciencias presentaban actitudes menos favorables a la utilización de las redes sociales en la docencia. Asimismo, usaban menos las redes sociales en el ámbito académico que sus compañeros de letras

Conflicts in the professional roles of journalists in Spain: Ideals and practice

Based on a survey of 122 journalists from four Spanish newspapers carried out from 2015 to 2016, this paper analyses to what extent these professionals perceive a disconnection –a gap– between their role conception and their perceived role enactment, that is between their professional ideals and their journalistic practice, and which are the most “conflicting” roles in a Polarized Pluralist media system. According to the perceptions of the professionals surveyed, journalists in Spain hold a role conflict when they work in a newspaper. The findings show significant differences between the role conception and the perceived role enactment in six of the seven professional roles. The biggest divergences are located in the watchdog, civic and disseminator roles. The conflict between the professional ideals and their implementation in the news is always resolved in favor of the media organizations. Our results are consistent and support the previous studies that have defined the Polarized Pluralist media system as a media ecosystem where journalists accumulate little power compared to the media organizations, which are in financial debt and dependent on political and economic powers. Results are discussed according to the literature review as well as the context in which the study was developed

La innovación educativa, subestimada: Análisis de la importancia que le otorgan los estudiantes de Periodismo

Este artículo examina las actitudes de los estudiantes de Periodismo hacia la innovación educativa a partir de una encuesta transversal suministrada en siete países. El objetivo de la investigación es observar la importancia asignada por los estudiantes a la innovación educativa entre un conjunto de tareas académicas de sus profesores. Los estudiantes de periodismo españoles subestimaron la relevancia de la innovación educativa. Las mujeres otorgaron mayor importancia a la innovación educativa que los hombres. No se hallaron diferencias entre cinco universidades españolas

News media credibility in Spain: differences in perception and characterization of the skeptics

The aims of this article are twofold: to examine attitudes towards news media in Spain in order to measure to what extent consumers are critical about them, and to establish possible predictors that characterize the individuals who are the most skeptical. A national survey showed that, in general, Spaniards trust their media, although they do not consider them to be impartial; it also revealed a set of typical characteristics of the more incredulous media consumer group: they are mainly middle-aged men with a high level of education living in large cities in the north of Spain who are distrustful towards interpersonal relationships and watch less TV than the average

Rutinas profesionales de los becarios de Periodismo: el caso de Málaga

Este artículo exploratorio describe las rutinas periodísticas de los becarios —fase crucial en la formación y socialización del profesional— de los principales medios de Málaga. Se suministró un cuestionario a 33 alumnos. Los resultados indican que dedican más de seis horas diarias tanto en la redacción como fuera, pues el teletrabajo está instaurado en la mayoría del colectivo, y elaboran unas tres piezas, generalmente multimedia. Asimismo, el 20% de los becarios no lee diariamente prensa y el 85% utiliza diariamente redes sociales con fines profesionales, lo cual indica una renovada praxis de los jóvenes periodistas con sus fuentes y audiencia.; Esplorazio-artikulu honek Malagako komunikabide nagusietako bekadunen kazetaritza-errutinak deskribatzen ditu; izan ere, bekadunen fasea osoa erabakigarria da lanbidearen inguruan trebatzeko eta sozializatzeko. Galdeketa bat egin zitzaien 33 ikasleri. Emaitzek adierazten dutenez, egunean sei ordu baino gehiago ematen dituzten hala erredakzioan nola kanpoan, telelana oso sartuta baitago kolektiboaren gehiengoan. Horrez gain, hiru pieza inguru egiten dituzte, oro har multimedia formatuan. Halaber, bekadunen % 20k ez dute prentsa egunero irakurtzen eta % 85ek egunero erabiltzen dituzte sare sozialak lanerako. Horrek esan nahi du aldatu egin dela kazetari gazteek erabiltzen dituzten iturriak eta jendearengana iristeko erabiltzen dituzten baliabideak.; This exploratory article describes the media routines of interns —a crucial stage in the training and socialization of professionals— in the Málaga main media. A questionnaire was submitted to 33 interns. The results indicate that students spend over six daily hours on their professional activity, in the newsroom or out of it, as teleworking is widespread in the majority of the collective, and produce around three pieces, generally multimedia. Furthermore, 20% of the trainees don’t read the newspaper daily and 85% use social networks for professional purposes, which indicates a renewed praxis in young journalists with their sources and audience

Uso académico de redes sociales: análisis comparativo entre estudiantes de Ciencias y de Letras.

El artículo compara el uso académico de las redes sociales en universitarios de distintas áreas de conocimiento. A través de un estudio empírico, se analizan las diferencias entre estudiantes de “ciencias” (titulaciones de Ciencias Experimentales, Ciencias de la Salud, Ingenierías) y estudiantes de “letras” (titulaciones de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas). Los estudiantes de ciencias presentaban actitudes menos favorables a la utilización de las redes sociales en la docencia. Asimismo, usaban menos las redes sociales en el ámbito académico que sus compañeros de letras

Conflicts in the professional roles of journalists in Spain: Ideals and practice

Based on a survey of 122 journalists from four Spanish newspapers carried out from 2015 to 2016, this paper analyses to what extent these professionals perceive a disconnection –a gap– between their role conception and their perceived role enactment, that is between their professional ideals and their journalistic practice, and which are the most “conflicting” roles in a Polarized Pluralist media system. According to the perceptions of the professionals surveyed, journalists in Spain hold a role conflict when they work in a newspaper. The findings show significant differences between the role conception and the perceived role enactment in six of the seven professional roles. The biggest divergences are located in the watchdog, civic and disseminator roles. The conflict between the professional ideals and their implementation in the news is always resolved in favor of the media organizations. Our results are consistent and support the previous studies that have defined the Polarized Pluralist media system as a media ecosystem where journalists accumulate little power compared to the media organizations, which are in financial debt and dependent on political and economic powers. Results are discussed according to the literature review as well as the context in which the study was developed