Media literacy
Subtitle: transforming curriculum and teaching
By: edited by Gretchen Schwarz, Pamela U. Brown.
Contributors: Schwarz, Gretchen, 1952-; Brown, Pamela U.; National Society for the Study of Education.
Series: Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education -- 104th, pt. 1
Publisher: NSSE; Distributed by Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Chicago; Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
Subjects: Media literacy -- Study and teaching; Information literacy -- Study and teaching; Media literacy; Information literacy; Educational technology; Critical thinking -- Study and teaching
Other titles: Transforming curriculum and teaching
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Living within the media / Erin Griffin; title: Overview: what is media literacy, who cares, and why? / Gretchen Schwarz; title: Uninformed in the information age: why media necessitate critical thinking education / J. Lynn McBrien; title: Why media literacy matters in American schools / Ladislaus Semali; title: How the media teach / Carlos Cortés; title: Media literacy and the K-12 content areas / Renee Hobbs; title: Critical thinking for the cyberage / Julie D. Frechette; title: The shadow curriculum / Pamela U. Brown; title: The Canadian experience: leading the way / John J. Pungente, Barry Duncan, and Neil Anderson; title: Teachers need media literacy, too! / Sandra K. Goetze, Diane S. Brown, and Gretchen Schwarz.; title: Media literacy education: lessons from the Center for Media Literacy / Elizabeth Thoman and Tessa Jolls; title: The practice and principles of teaching critical literacy at the Educational Video Center / Steven Goodman; title: Obstacles, challenges, and potential: envisioning the future / Gretchen Schwarz; title: Researching media literacy: pitfalls and possibilities / Roy F. Fox; title: Merging media and science: learning to weigh sources, not just evidence / Marlene Thier; title: Media literacy: a powerful tool for parents and teachers / Carla Crockett; title: The library media center: at the center of media literacy education / Angel Kymes; title: Media literacy for a future teacher / Cheri Maynard; title: Terrain in transition: reflections on the pedagogy of media literacy education / Faith Rogow.