Reporting Soaps.

Roberts, Gary; Prowse, Jane

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ERIC Number: EJ585099

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Reporting Soaps.

Roberts, Gary; Prowse, Jane

RaPAL Bulletin, n38 p26-28 Spr 1999

A family literacy program used television soap operas as a starting point for investigating home and community literacy practices. Parents participated as co-researchers, comparing media portrayals of literacy events with their own everyday practices. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Education, Critical Thinking, Family Literacy, Participatory Research, Programming (Broadcast), Soap Operas

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Note: Journal availability: Margaret Herrington, The Old School, Main Street, Tilton-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire LE2 9LF, United Kingdom.