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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819210303321

Autore

Butler Allison

Titolo

Educating media literacy : the need for critical media literacy in teacher education / / by Allison T. Butler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill Sense, , [2020]

ISBN

9004416765

9789004416765

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 120 pages)

Collana

Critical media literacies series, , 2666-4097 ; ; volume 3

Disciplina

028.7

Soggetti

Media literacy - Study and teaching (Elementary) - United States

Media literacy - Study and teaching (Secondary) - United States

Teachers - Training of - United States

Critical pedagogy - United States

Critical pedagogy

Media literacy - Study and teaching (Elementary)

Teachers - Training of

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Education is the answer (What is the question?) -- Critical media literacy -- The education of training teachers -- Politicizing the classroom -- Practices of media literacy in the classroom -- Conclusion: (Media) Education is the answer.

Sommario/riassunto

"Critical media literacy is a necessary part of young people's education and can foster the space for a more thoroughly informed and involved citizenry. In order to make critical media literacy sustainable in K-12 classrooms, learning and application of it must begin with teachers, preferably during their formal schooling. Educating Media Literacy is a manifesto for the inclusion of media literacy in teacher education and, by extension, in K-12 classrooms. Through a discussion of critical media literacy's aims and the role of teacher education in the United States, this book argues for the inclusion of critical media literacy in teacher education. Educating Media Literacy addresses two separate



topics - teacher education and media literacy - and illustrates how they are intertwined: The United States struggles simultaneously with how best to train and retain prospective teachers and how to foster a better understanding of mainstream media. These two struggles can join forces and move towards a solution through the following: The inclusion of critical media literacy in teacher education programs"--