Media Literacy: The New Basic. Will the Real Curriculum Please Stand Up?.

Megee, Mary

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Publication Date: 1997

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Media Literacy: The New Basic. Will the Real Curriculum Please Stand Up?

Megee, Mary

Emergency Librarian, v25 n2 p23-26 Nov-Dec 1997

Discusses and defines media literacy. Topics include the pervasive influence of television; viewing habits; effects of media illiteracy; media education, including teaching critical viewing skills across the curriculum; media education and citizenship education; and the need for teacher education and community and parental involvement. (LRW)

Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Involvement, Community Role, Critical Viewing, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Mass Media Role, Media Literacy, Parent Participation, Parent Role, Skill Development, Teacher Education, Television, Television Viewing

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Language: English

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