From Broadcasting to Narrowcasting: Television as a Language of Possibility for Community Development in a Learning Society.

Harris, Elayne M.

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Publication Date: 1997

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From Broadcasting to Narrowcasting: Television as a Language of Possibility for Community Development in a Learning Society.

Harris, Elayne M.

International Journal of Lifelong Education, v16 n1 p54-72 Jan-Feb 1997

Learning is a byproduct of encounters with everyday phenomena such as television, and the hidden curriculum of television is of great significance to marginalized groups. The influence of broadcast and narrowcast television on a rural Canadian community's capacity for economic development illustrates how marginality is learned and reinforced through mass media. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Hidden Curriculum, Mass Media Effects, Rural Areas, Television

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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