Is Television A Bad Influence

Author : Kate Shuster
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN 13 : 9781432903589
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Is Television a Bad Influence? written by Kate Shuster and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2008 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These titles encourage critical thinking and debate by providing case studies, historical contexts, and individual opinions on each issue. Readers are encouraged to think and express themselves independently, evaluatively, and critically. At the end, readers are left to make up their own minds, having acquired transferable skills such as the ability to distinguish fact from opinion, weigh up the strength of other people's arguments, and recognize other people's assumptions.

Author : Aric Sigman
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0091906903
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remotely Controlled written by Aric Sigman and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A startling expos of Britain's growing addiction to television and why and what should be done to stop it, the author looks at the statistics that show television has become an obsession even more influential than parents inside the household. In this insightful and shockingly perceptive assessment of the relationship with the small screen, the author reveals the alarming reality of what television is actually doing physically, emotionally, intellectually, and socially. He provides evidence as to how television contributes to the rising global obesity rate by actually slowing our metabolic rate, stunts children's brain development, and is responsible for over half of all rapes and murders in the industrialized world.

Author : Dimitri A. Christakis
Publisher : Rodale Books
ISBN 13 : 1623361958
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Elephant In The Living Room written by Dimitri A. Christakis and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2006-08-22 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nation's top child development experts examine the effects of television on children and their groundbreaking research will startle many Television is the "elephant in the living room" of our culture. American children watch television an average of 3 hours per day, and many parents sheepishly concede that they rely on television as an electronic babysitter. But TV is not necessarily harmful to kids. The authors present groundbreaking scientific evidence that television can be a powerful and effective tool—for entertainment, for education, and for socialization. The secret is for parents to learn how to use television as a tool, not a crutch. With a detailed explanation of the effects of television viewing on kids' emotional, mental, and physical development, plus tips to enable parents to act on this new knowledge, they'll soon be able to turn TV into a positive force in their child's life. The authors share: • which popular shows increase your child's reading ability—and which may delay speech development • which televised sports boost girls' self-image—and which ones could cause eating disorders • the best and worst programming for every age, from toddler to teen

Author : Gert Rijlaarsdam
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9781402027253
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Effective Learning and Teaching of Writing written by Gert Rijlaarsdam and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-09-20 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective Learning and Teaching of Writing is a handbook on research on the effective teaching and learning of writing. It is a reference for researchers and educators in the domain of written composition in education. Effective Learning and Teaching of Writing covers all age ranges and school settings and it deals with various aspects of writing and text types. Research methodology varies from experimental studies to reflective classroom practitioners’ research. This new volume in the series Studies in Writing brings together researchers from all kinds of disciplines involved in writing research and countries in their endeavour to improve the teaching of written composition. It is the result of co-operation of researchers all over the world and shows that in spite of the differences in educational regions over the world, research in writing shares similar problems, and tries to find answers, and generate new questions. The body of knowledge in this volume will inspire researchers and teachers to improve research and practice.

Author : Diane E. Levin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remote Control Childhood? written by Diane E. Levin and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since television became a daily staple of U.S. family life, its influence on children has been the subject of study and debate. No aspect of the debate has been more heated than violence in the media. But a growing knowledge base has shifted the focus of the debate from whether media violence contributes to violence in real life to what can be done to deal with and reduce the violence. This book, written for both teachers and parents, aims to inspire creation of a "village" that supports the development of more positive media and media culture for children. The guide is divided into three parts. Part 1 gives background information on media, media violence, and the media culture and how it affects children. Part 2 discusses classroom strategies for working effectively with children on the full range of ways media, media violence, and media culture touch their lives. Part 3 describes strategies for working on media issues outside the classroom, with parents, in schools, and in the wider community. Throughout the book is information detailing the important issues underlying each topic, as well as guidelines to clarify how to address these issues, action ideas for how to begin, and numerous examples illustrating how teachers, parents, and others in the wider community have translated the suggestions into practice in their particular settings. The "Resources" section includes a bibliography, selected videos on media violence and children, selected children's books with annotations, organizations, national TV networks, government officials, and major toy manufacturers and retailers. Appendices present the NAEYC Position Statement on Media Violence in Children's Lives, sample materials from a community activity, and a sample flyer from a local event. (Contains 19 references.) (EV)

Author : Inc. Teacher Created Resources
Publisher : Teacher Created Resources
ISBN 13 : 1420680587
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strategies That Work! Essay Writing, Grades 6 & Up written by Inc. Teacher Created Resources and published by Teacher Created Resources. This book was released on 2008 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This breakthrough series stands out from the pack by focusing on specific learning strategies, one at a time. After studying a strategy, students answer questions and complete activities related to that specific strategy. This step-by-step approach allows students to succeed in mastering each skill that is presented. The activities are aligned with national standards and benchmarks.

Author : Barrie Gunter
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415144520
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children and Television written by Barrie Gunter and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Tony Charlton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135652694
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Broadcast Television Effects in A Remote Community written by Tony Charlton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-12 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reports findings from a major, multidisciplinary study of the impact of broadcast television on the remote island community of St. Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Broadcast television was introduced to the island for the first time in March 1995. This introduction represented a major event on the island, whose only televisual experience had been through video. In the years leading up to the introduction of TV, the researchers who wrote this book collected data by observing the island's young children in classroom settings, and during free-play. In addition to these observations they asked the children's teachers to rate their students' behavior, and invited the children to explain to them what leisure time activities they engaged in. With the data they were able to amass on these key variables they have assembled and coded the results into baseline measures central to the study. Once TV had arrived, they collected data annually on the key dependent measures to determine if the introduction of broadcast TV had any discernible influence on the behavior of the children.

Author : Victor C. Strasburger
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children, Adolescents, and the Media written by Victor C. Strasburger and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 2002-03-26 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking an approach grounded in the media effects tradition, this book provides a comprehensive, research-oriented treatment of how children and adolescents interact with the media. Chapters review the latest findings as well as seminal studies that have helped frame the issues in such areas as advertising, violence, video games, sexuality, drugs, body image and eating disorders, music, and the Internet. Each chapter is liberally sprinkled with illustrations, examples from the media, policy debates, and real-life instances of media impact.

Author : Patti M. Valkenburg
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300218877
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plugged in written by Patti M. Valkenburg and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Youth and Media -- 2 Then and Now -- 3 Themes and Theoretical Perspectives -- 4 Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers -- 5 Children -- 6 Adolescents -- 7 Media and Violence -- 8 Media and Emotions -- 9 Advertising and Commercialism -- 10 Media and Sex -- 11 Media and Education -- 12 Digital Games -- 13 Social Media -- 14 Media and Parenting -- 15 The End -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z