Media Education in the United States: A Check under the "Gestalt" Hood.

Phillips, Melissa

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ERIC Number: EJ577131

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Publication Date: 1998

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Media Education in the United States: A Check under the "Gestalt" Hood.

Phillips, Melissa

New Jersey Journal of Communication, v6 n2 p109-22 Fall 1998

Examines four commonalities of media education in the United States. Outlines the four ideological perspectives that in fact guide media education in the United States: celebration, protectionism, cultural criticism, and educated consumerism. Suggests what all of this means for the future of media education in the United States and what will be necessary for it to succeed. (SR)

Descriptors: Critical Viewing, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Mass Media, Media Literacy, Media Research, Visual Literacy

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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