Abstract
This article describes a prototype communication education model developed in a small California school district, presenting it as a potential blueprint for future curriculum design across K–12 and higher education. The program integrates personal computing, media production, and networked information access into all aspects of learning, while intentionally involving students’ families in both technological and educational engagement. Grounded in communication pedagogy, the initiative provides year round, individualized instruction supported by a multimedia infrastructure that includes desktop publishing, distance learning, and local broadcast capabilities. The article argues that early, sustained exposure to communication technologies will reshape expectations for college level programs, dissolve traditional distinctions between majors and nonmajors, and call for a shift from technical skill instruction to content centered, conceptual inquiry. It concludes that communication educators must be prepared to engage media literate students in critical discussions of epistemology, aesthetics, and ethics, rethinking curricular structures in light of emerging literacies.
Recommended Citation
Boylan, Richard F.
(1989)
"Belridge School: The Future Communication Program,"
Association for Communication Administration Bulletin: Vol. 69, Article 7.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/aca/vol69/iss1/7
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