1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973177803321

Autore

Ginneken Jaap van <1943->

Titolo

Understanding global news : a critical introduction / / Jaap van Ginneken

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, : Sage, 1998

London ; ; Thousand Oaks : , : Sage, , 1998

ISBN

9781446266175

1446266176

9781446217955

1446217957

9781283880510

1283880512

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 239 p.) : ill., facsims., maps

Disciplina

070.4/332

Soggetti

Foreign news

Mass media

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-234) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - What is News, and What is 'Nothing New'?; Chapter 3 - Which are the World's Most Influential Media?; Chapter 4 - Who are Journalists and How do They Work?; Chapter 5 - Who Gets to Speak in the World News?; Chapter 6 - When Does Something Become World News?; Chapter 7 - Where does World News Come From?; Chapter 8 - How are News Messages Formulated?; Chapter 9 - How do Images Come About?; Chapter 10 - What Effects do the Media Have?; Chapter 11 - Conclusion: us, We and Them; Appendix: Studying Global Media; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Using the enormous number of available examples and a range of theoretical perspectives, the author demonstrates the ways in which the news media are able to manipulate an individual's perception of the world.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910966783403321

Titolo

Learning through collaborative research : the Six Nation Education Research Project / / edited by Noel F. McGinn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004

ISBN

1-135-93234-4

1-135-93235-2

1-280-24346-5

9786610243464

0-203-32753-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Collana

Reference books in international education

Altri autori (Persone)

McGinnNoel F. <1934->

Disciplina

370/.72

Soggetti

Education and state

Education - Research

Education - Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

International cooperation in comparative education research / Noel F. McGinn -- Predictors of national differences in mathematics and science achievement of eighth grade students : data from TIMSS / Erling E. Boe ... [et al.] -- Pedagogical practices in English language education / Rita Skuja-Steele and Rita Silver -- Vocational training and education / Christoph Metzger ... [et al.] -- Higher education reforms : determinants and directions / Akira Arimoto -- Education evaluation and indicators in the People's Republic of China, Singapore, and the United States / Zhang Li -- The Six Nation Project as an experience in collaborative research / Noel F. McGinn.

Sommario/riassunto

This book covers the seven-year project involving China, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, and the US, to show how collaborative research can help expand worldwide knowledge of education.