The influence of popular culture and entertainment media on adult education

Author: Thompson, Patricia M.

Abstract:

This chapter summarizes the main themes in this volume: the role of popular culture and entertainment media in facilitating critical media literacy with adult learners; the influence of popular culture on our understanding of ourselves and others; and the ways in which popular culture reinforces or resists the dominant culture.

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Other chapters are indexed at TD/TNC 91.333 and from TD/TNC 91.396 to TD 91.399, and TD/TNC 91.402.

Subjects: Literacy; Culture; Research; Students; Adult and community education

Keywords: Adult education

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Published: San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass, 2007

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Journal title: New directions for adult and continuing education

Journal number: 115

Journal date: Fall 2007

Pages: pp.83-90

ISSN: 1052-2891; 1536-0717 (online)

Statement of responsibility: Patricia M. Thompson

Notes:
Special issue: popular culture and entertainment media, issue edited by Elizabeth J. Tisdell and Patricia M. Thompson

Resource type: Article

Call Number:
TD/TNC 91.403