Media Literacy in the Information Age

by Kubey, Robert

• ISBN13: 9781560002383
• ISBN10: 1560002387
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781351292900
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-08-01
• Publisher: Transaction Pub

Summary

At the dawn of the twenty-first century, education about and through the media has become a worldwide phenomenon, and is playing an increasingly important role in educational reform. The theory and practice of media education have profited greatly from recent and intensive development and application of new information and telecommunications technologies. Consequently, the importance of media and information literacy is taking on an even greater urgency. With this in mind, the contributors to this volume survey what has taken place over the last decade in different parts of the world, examine the current state of theoretical, conceptual, and research development, and consider where media education is going and where it ought to go. With two-thirds of its 22 contributions coming from outside the United States, Media Literacy in the Information Age is a genuine international effort, with many leading media and information educators in the world taking part. The work converts the notion of globalism from a slogan into a working hypothesis. The concerns in this volume are with literacy not just in computer technology, but as a broad concern of the educational process.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix	(2)
Preface	xi
Brent D. Ruben
Introduction Media Education: Portraits of an Evolving Field	1	(14)
Robert Kubey
PART I: Where We've Been and Where We've Going	15	(74)
1. A Rationale for Media Education	15	(54)
Len Masterman
2. An Agenda for the Second Phase of Media Literacy Development	69	(10)
Cary Bazalgette
3. Media Literacy: From a Report of the National Leadership Conference on Media Literacy	79	(10)
Patricia Aufderheide
PART II: Theoretical and Conceptual Perspectives	89	(98)
4. The Theoretical Foundations of Media Education Programs	89	(46)
Jacques Piette
Luc Giroux
5. Visual "Literacy" in Cross-Cultural Perspective	135	(28)
Paul Messaris
6. Expanding the Concept of Literacy	163	(24)
Renee Hobbs
PART III: International Perspectives	187	(56)
7. Media and Arts Education: A Global View from Australia	187	(12)
Peter Greenway
8. Textual Pleasures and Moral Dilemmas: Teaching Media Literacy in England	199	(14)
Andrew Hart
9. A Much Debated Consensus: Media Literacy in Israel	213	(16)
Dafna Lemish
Peter Lemish
10. Media Education for a Critical Citizenry in South Africa	229	(14)
Costas Criticos
PART IV: Curricular and Research Perspectives	243	(116)
11. Media Literacy: A Compelling Component of School Reform and Restructuring	243	(20)
David M. Considine
12. Making Media Literate: Educating Future Media Workers at the Undergraduate Level	263	(22)
Maire Messenger Davies
13. Multimedia Education: Media Literacy in the Age of Digital Culture	285	(22)
David Buckingham
Julian Sefton-Green
14. Living with the Tiger: Media Curriculum Issues for the Future	307	(16)
Robyn Quin
Barrie McMahon
15. Media Literacy in the Home: Acquisition versus Deficit Models	323	(22)
Roger Desmond
16. In Favor of "Bad News": An Experiment in Teaching the Role of the Press in Israel	345	(14)
Tamar Liebes
PART V: Perspective on Computer, Information, and "Museum" Literacy	359	(104)
17. Can Computers Turn Teaching Inside-Out, Transform Education, and Redefine Literacy?	359	(18)
W. Lambert Gardiner
18. Interactive Technology in the Classroom: A Case Study with Illiterate Adults	377	(26)
Micheline Frenette
19. Network Literacy in an Electronic Society: An Educational Disconnect?	403	(38)
Charles R. McClure
20. Literacy in the Information Age School: Skills for Lifelong Learning	441	(8)
Carol C. Kuhlthau
21. "The Tools Tell the Story": Toward an Analysis of the "Museum Experience"	449	(14)
Tamar Katriel
Contributors	463	(6)
Author Index	469	(8)
Subject Index	477