Clifford G. Christians Ethics Research Award
Sponsored by
Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research
http://www.cccsir.org/Carl Couch Center issues an annual call for research papers and published works (i.e., books or articles) to be considered for Clifford G. Christians Ethics Research Award. To be considered for the Christians Award, submissions should interpret or address important theoretical issues in the areas of ethics, mass communication theory, and the relationship between media and technology and culture; interpret and apply concepts employed in Christians' work in new and insightful ways. Submissions will be evaluated based on the quality of (1) mastery of Christians' approaches and concepts, (2) originality, (3) organization, (4) presentation, and (5) advancement of knowledge. Evaluation will be administered by a Review Committee of four:
Dr. Lee Wilkins, University of Missouri
Dr. Robert Fortner, Calvin College
Dr. Deni Elliott, University of South Florida
Dr. Ronald Arnett, Duquesne University
Both single and co-authored works are accepted. Applications may only be submitted for award consideration once. Published materials submitted must have appeared no earlier than eighteen months prior to each year's application. The Award winner will receive a Christians Award plaque to be presented in the 2010 Annual Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), or the National Communication Association (NCA).
Those interested please send six copies of the research papers or published works (if the publication is a book, six copies of the table of contents and of one chapter is sufficient) with a 100-word abstract to:
Shing-Ling S. Chen
Dept. of Communication Studies
Univ. of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50614
Tel: 319-273-6021
E-mail:
sarina.chen@uni.eduApplication deadline is February 1, 2010. Notification of the award will be sent out by May 31, 2010.
Questions and comments about Christians Award application, please contact Shing-Ling S. Chen, Dept. of Communication Studies, Univ. of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614; Tel: 319-273-6021; E-mail:
sarina.chen@uni.edu
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