一個機構的發展主要取決於本身內部的規劃和運作,同時也和它身處的社會環境有關。在發展歷程中,機構內一些人物的能動性或可發揮關鍵作用。香港中文大學新聞與傳播學院可以作為個案,來展現機構歷程和社會變遷的關係。本文首先回顧該學院歷史的六個階段,並勾劃不同時期香港發生的一些重要大事,看學院歷程與社會背景之間有何聯繫。文章又研究學院早年師資的背景,以瞭解創系時的路向,特別是個別教師的工作和貢獻。學院的教育理念、課程特色、學術取向、研究重點也是本文的審視範圍。之後總結學院的一些發展經驗,尤其是教學人員的本地化和「系友化」兩個因素。最後將探討學院在新科技環境下課程要走的路向,及處於香港新政治氣候中如何面向未來的挑戰。
An organization's development depends primarily on its internal planning and operation, as well as partly on its social environment. In the process, some individuals as agency can exert vital influences. The School of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong is a case to reflect on the relationship between organizational experience and social change. This article first reviews the six developmental stages of the School in tandem with the major social events in these stages in order to ascertain linkages between the School's history and the larger social context. We shall also explore the School's educational ideals, curriculum characteristics, academic orientation, and research foci. Some experiences will be summarized from the School's history of development, especially about teaching staff localization and the phenomenon of "alumnization." There is also a discussion of how the School's curriculum responds to new communication technologies, as well as faces various challenges in the new political climate of Hong Kong.