Media literacy has been widely debated in Turkey since the early 2000s and has been in the curriculum of the secondary schools as an optional subject for nearly a decade. During this time period, about four million students have received media literacy education. The multidisciplinary structure of media literacy has contributed to the interest of…

Article focuses on the credibility gap between students and their teachers, the dangers of failure in resolving the problem, and the ultimate decision for educators-whether to take a position of continued hypocrisy or one of honesty and realism. (RK)

Attempts to implement multicultural curricula are reactive and can mitigate positive efforts to encourage student participation in learning. The article presents a framework for implementing multicultural curricula. Effective attainment of multicultural education will require disseminating successful curriculum models and cultivating teachers who…

This handbook presents guidelines for sequential career development activities which were developed for a fused curriculum at a 2-day teacher workshop. Enumerating the educational responsibilities of the career coordinator and the instructor, this instructional outline correlates concepts to be taught, educational objectives, and suggested…

This symposium presentation comprises five papers about the efforts of a consortium of three Iowa liberal arts colleges (Clarke College, Loras College, and the University of Dubuque) to develop a critical social perspective in its teacher preparation curriculum. An introduction by Michael Vavrus defines critical social perspective as a critical…