Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ514152
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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TV Violence: Myth and Reality.
Hepburn, Mary A.
Social Education, v59 n5 p309-11 Sep 1995
Maintains that, with an average national television viewing time of more than seven hours daily, the prevalence of violence in broadcasts is a serious concern. Summarizes research on the effects of television violence on children. Includes eight suggested student activities to develop critical media skills. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Commercial Television, Critical Thinking, Critical Viewing, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Programming (Broadcast), Social Problems, Social Studies, Student Projects, Teaching Methods, Television, Television Viewing, Violence
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Learner; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Students; Practitioners
Language: English
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