Media education and training in East Africa

Abstract

The subject of communication and media training in Africa has engaged scholars, trainers, and practitioners in the last two decades, most notably under the auspices of UNESCO. In 2002, UNESCO produced a Model Curricula on Communication Training in Africa, and in 2007, another Model Curricula on Jourll«lism Education was published by UNESCO. In the UNESCO Model Curricula of 2002, Odhiambo et al (2002) presented an appropriate theoretical framework, examining the role of communication training in the context of economic, political, social, and technological challenges. Training in .communication and media has been linked to the enhancement of professionalism by