Public relations education in Australia, 1950-1975
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the foundation and development of public relations education (PRE) in Australia between 1950 and 1975. Design/methodology/approach – This paper utilises Australian-held primary and official industry association material to present a detailed and revisionist history of PR education in Australia in its foundation decades. Findings – This paper, which locates Australia's first PRE initiatives in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide in the 1960s, contests the only published account of PR education history by Potts (1976). The orthodox account, which has been repeated uncritically by later writers, overlooks earlier initiatives, such as the Melbourne-based Public Relations Institute of Australia, whose persistence resulted in Australia's first PR course at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1964. So too, educational initiatives in Adelaide and Sydney pre-date the traditional historiography. Originality/value – A detailed literature review suggests this paper represents the only journal-length piece on the history of PRE in Australia. It is also the first examination of relationships between industry, professional institutes, and educational authorities.
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2014
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Authors: | John Gleeson, Damian |
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Journal of Communication Management. - Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ISSN 1478-0852, ZDB-ID 2031803-0. - Vol. 18.2014, 2, p. 193-206
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Publisher: |
Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
Subject: | Australia | Education | Public relations | History | New South Wales | Victoria |
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