This book, a resource for educators, uses the theme of media literacy as a lens through which to view and discuss social networking and Web 2.0 environments. There is ongoing and positive research on
Drawing from interviews with students at Lincoln Square High School in New York City, Butler (communication, Western Connecticut State U.) explores how students make meaning of media and media educati
This volume presents a long-term qualitative study that follows 20 New York City public high school students as they make the transition into college and work. The primary data are the young people’s
Aimed at teachers in higher education, this book is meant to bring awareness of the effect and stranglehold corporate media has in shaping, or rather, controlling, the masses. The authors investigate
Supported by critical theoretical frameworks, this book is a purposeful engagement with bodies of knowledge rooted in popular culture, yet routinely excluded from «common sense» visions of curriculum.
This slim volume on urban sociology explores the meanings of signs, literal and in the semiotic sense, in the communication of urban identities and the production of broadcast meaning tied to place. T
Signs exist as fundamental markers of the urban landscape. Whether in the form of street signs offering directions, the airbrushed promises of advertising media or the vandalized détournements of stre
De Abreu, a media literacy educator who teaches information science and technology at Drexel U., provides a resource for educators, media specialists, librarians, curriculum advisors, and principals t
Butler's (communications, U. of Massachusetts, Amherst) book is an insightful qualitative resource, which documents twenty New York City public high school students as they journey through college and
Education researcher Martino critically examines the part that video games play in the lives of young people and the impact these games have had on the evolution of youth culture and the broader socie
The impact that First Person Shooter video games have had on the evolution of youth culture over a decade or more has been the focus of attention from political leaders; medical and legal specialists;
This volume details the author's study of a youth media project, Youth Radio and Radio Arts for multilingual students in high schools, which took place in a multi-grade class of English as a second la
A Pedagogy of Powerful Communication calls for a revisioning of second language and literacy teaching, arguing for a move away from skills-based ESL instruction where communication is treated as a set
Media are a powerful educational force that teaches about the relationship between humans and living systems while also physiologically impacting the environment. However, although long considered a t
Media are a powerful educational force that teaches about the relationship between humans and living systems while also physiologically impacting the environment. However, although long considered a t
