本研究借用系統論的視角，採用文獻資料分析、問卷調查和深度訪談的方法，探討大陸新聞教育在過去二十多年中的變革。研究發現，大陸新聞教育的辦學規模不斷擴展，新聞教育向多專業和大眾傳播學轉化，研究重點也日趨多元化。但總的來說，大陸新聞教育在政治意識形態的制約下，教育體制改革落後，學術理論保守，教學內容和課程設置陳舊，教育崗位呈「逆向淘汰」，與市場經濟的不適應性日益突出。大陸新聞教育能否擺脫政治體制的過度束縛，將決定其在新世紀中是步向發展抑或衰退。

Within the analytical framework of General Systems Theory and by use of the methods of documental analysis, questionnaire survey and indepth interviews, this study aims to explore major changes, problems and challenges of joumalism education in mainland China between 1976 and 2000. The findings of the study reveal that joumalism education in mainland China still falls far short of the economic changes, of the media reality, and of the people's expectations. The backwardness manifests itself particularly in the educational philosophy. It is argued that further reforms of joumalism education are urgently called for. For the reforms to be successful, joumalism education in mainland China needs to shake off the still tight political yoke and overcome the problems left over by the old system and practice.

系統元素;系統功能;系統理論;系統結構;系統環境;新聞教育

Journalism education; System elements; System environment; System functions; System structure; Systems theory