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Morin, Lee; Turesky, Elizabeth Fisher; Robinson, Betty – Journal of Leadership Education, 2015
Can parents identify leadership lessons in children's media and use them to teach their children leadership? Thirty participants were asked to answer questions about leadership in children's media before and after watching clips of a popular G-rated children's movie. The results from the questionnaire indicated that parents do recognize leadership…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Films, Critical Viewing, Childrens Literature
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Dunsmore, Kate; Lagos, Taso G. – Learning, Media and Technology, 2008
Research on the lack of civic and political engagement on the part of today's youth has relied on traditional, often quantitative, measures of political knowledge that may miss important elements of the process. Using an ethnographic approach with a group of inner-city high school students, our study reveals a richer construction of students'…
Descriptors: Political Socialization, Citizenship Education, Political Issues, Citizen Participation
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Johnston, Deirdre D. – Human Communication Research, 1995
Identifies four motivations adolescents report for viewing graphic horror films: gore watching, thrill watching, independent watching, and problem watching. Argues that viewing motivations are predictors of responses to graphic horror. Finds that viewing motivations were related to viewers' cognitive and affective responses and a tendency to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Critical Viewing, High School Students, High Schools
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Abelman, Robert; Gubbins, E. Jean – Roeper Review, 1999
A study examined use of MPAA television advisory ratings in the decision-making of parents of 129 gifted children. In comparison to parents of 459 typical children, the parents of gifted children were more likely to utilize TV ratings information in the mediation of their children's television viewing and were more concerned with the effects of…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Critical Viewing, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Barrett, Janice M. – 1995
A study of Channel One, the 10 minutes of television news programs and 2 minutes of commercials in classrooms, described the opinions and evaluative comments of participant teachers, librarians, administrators, and students. Individual interviews and focus group discussions were conducted at eight secondary schools (four in Florida and four in…
Descriptors: Critical Viewing, Focus Groups, Interviews, Mass Media Use
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Chang, Ni – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2000
Examines three prevalent parental recommendations for reducing children's exposure to violence, noting that if delivered in an authoritarian manner, anticipated outcomes may not occur. Argues that child involvement in setting up family rules encourages self-awareness for children to monitor their own behaviors. Includes five examples of suggested…
Descriptors: Child Responsibility, Child Role, Critical Thinking, Critical Viewing