Media Education Kit
This is a free, online manual that was designed to inform students, teachers, and parents about media education. According to the authors, "This Training Kit provides a complex and comprehensive view of media education, encompassing all media, old and new. It seeks new ways in which people can enhance their participation in the political and cultural life of the general community through the media. In particular, it promotes young people’s access to the media, while also increasing their...
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This is a free, online manual that was designed to inform students, teachers, and parents about media education. According to the authors, "This Training Kit provides a complex and comprehensive view of media education, encompassing all media, old and new. It seeks new ways in which people can enhance their participation in the political and cultural life of the general community through the media. In particular, it promotes young people’s access to the media, while also increasing their critical appreciation of its activities. It has a sustainable development perspective and addresses some of the challenges of knowledge societies, especially the digital knowledge divide. It supports sharing of resources, elaborates on available strategies and tools and capitalizes on good practices. In its long term perspective, it tries to foster a digital dynamics: making media education available to all may help reach the critical mass necessary for constructive dialogue and exchanges across cultural media boundaries."
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Open Textbook
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PDF
Date Added to MERLOT:
February 24, 2010
Date Modified in MERLOT:
February 24, 2010
Submitter:
Cathy
Swift
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Primary Audience:
High School,
College General Ed,
College Lower Division
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Language:
English
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