This book provides a practical and theoretical look at how media education can make learning and teaching more meaningful and transformative. It explores the theoretical underpinnings of critical media literacy and analyzes a case study involving an elementary school that received a federal grant to integrate media literacy and the arts into the curriculum. The ideas and experiences of working teachers are analyzed through a critical media literacy framework that provides realistic challenges and hopeful examples and suggestions.
The book is a valuable addition to any education course or teacher preparation program that wants to promote twenty-first century literacy skills, social justice, civic participation, media education, or critical technology use. Communications classes will find it useful as it explores and applies key concepts of cultural studies and media education.
| ISBN: | 9781433104022 |
| Publication date: | 30th December 2008 |
| Author: | Jeff Share |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang an imprint of Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 168 pages |
| Genres: |
Primary and middle schools Teacher training Educational: Social sciences, social studies Internet guides and online services Advice on education Speaking in public: advice and guides Communication studies Information technology: general topics |
This book provides a practical and theoretical look at how media education can make learning and teaching more meaningful and transformative. It explores the theoretical underpinnings of critical media literacy and analyzes a case study involving an elementary school that received a federal grant to integrate media literacy and the arts into the curriculum.
Media Literacy Is Elementary features in the following genres: Primary and middle schools, Teacher training, Educational: Social sciences, social studies, Internet guides and online services, Advice on education, Speaking in public: advice and guides, Communication studies, Information technology: general topics
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Media Literacy Is Elementary was written by Jeff Share and published by Peter Lang an imprint of Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Media Literacy Is Elementary has 168 pages