The Mass Media and the Education of Students in a Democracy: Some Issues To Consider.

Ferguson, Robert

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Publication Date: 1999

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The Mass Media and the Education of Students in a Democracy: Some Issues To Consider.

Ferguson, Robert

Social Studies, v90 n6 p257-61 Nov-Dec 1999

Addresses the major issues in relation to media education in the United Kingdom focusing on the various approaches that have be used historically. Outlines what media education is not and what it could be and discusses why media education is important to democratic societies. Highlights some key terms in media education. (CMK)

Descriptors: Audiences, Democracy, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Ideology, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role, Role of Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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