Youth culture, democracy and the media

Media (il)literacy in youth culture is important for many reasons, and a light-hearted treatment of the effect of the mass media in the educational sector can lead to undesirable outcomes.

The following paper talks about  how two teacher-educators use the mass media in their teaching to stimulate reflection and engagement on the part of present and future teachers.

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