Educators held their peers in comparatively low esteem and practitioners in lower esteem, viewing others collectively as somewhat naive, unprofessional and unenlightened when compared to their own personal self-images. This state of affairs, described in coorientation theory as pluralistic ignorance, suggests that public relations educators may actually hold higher standards and greater confidence in standards than educators commonly attribute to their peers and to their professional colleagues. Though in decline, sexual harassment is a problem for public relations practitioners. Men and women expressed confusion, concern and fear. Women feel it and its consequences are larger problems than do men.
Younger men are less likely to harass.
Men showed respect for women and concern about eliminating sexual harassment. Service-learning, an educational method characterized by active participation of students in experiential learning activities that meet actual community needs, offers important contributions to university public relations education. Community service is being recognized as a key component in an individual's overall value system, as well as a basis for sound relationships with an organization's publics. This paper quantitatively and qualitatively evaluates a university model of service learning, and its impact on the value priorities and community service behavior of public relations graduates. It also assesses the role of career mentors in shaping service behavior.