Television ',Critical Viewing Skills', Education
Television ',Critical Viewing Skills', Education

Author: James A. Brown

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-11

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1136471081

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Representing a significant survey and evaluation of major media literacy projects in the U.S. and selected countries throughout the world, this book covers all aspects of critical viewing skills. It provides comprehensive, theoretical and historical background about the field, the criteria for its evaluation, and various structured programs including the CVS projects and programs sponsored by school districts, individuals, non-governmental national organizations, and private companies. The book can serve as a guide for curriculum planners as well as teachers in the classroom and adult workshops -- and also parents and individual adult viewers -- in applying the best match of theories, practices, readings, and specific exercises to monitor and enhance television's role.

Television and Behavior
Television and Behavior

Author: National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)

Publisher:

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13:

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Abstract: A comprehensive report summarizes the past 10 years of research activities and findings concerning the effects of television viewing on child behavior and development. Approximately 90% of all research publications on this topic appeared during this period, representing over 2500 titles. The report is presented in 2 volumes, a summary report and technical reviews. The technical reviews comprise overall, comprehensive, and critical syntheses of the scientific literature on specific topic areas, developed by 24 researchers in this area. The topic areas address such issues as cognitive and emotional aspects of television viewing; television's influences on physical and mental health; television as it relates to socialization and viewer's conceptions of social reality; and television as an American institution. The overall orientation of the report is toward research and public health issues.

Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology
Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology

Author: David H. Jonassen

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 1195

ISBN-13: 0805841458

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This edition of this handbook updates and expands its review of the research, theory, issues and methodology that constitute the field of educational communications and technology. Organized into seven sectors, it profiles and integrates the following elements of this rapidly changing field.