If Kids Could Vote: Children, Democracy, and the Media

Sugarman, Sally

ISBN 10 : 0739113968 ISBN 13 : 9780739113967

Editeur : Lexington Books, 2006

Synopsis

If Kids Could Vote Building on previous research and including interviews and surveys of children, this book examines the effect of the media including television, video games, films, books, and text books on children's ideas about democracy as well as the implications that their classroom and media experiences have on their preparation for citizenship. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Preparing children to become citizens of a democracy requires recognition of the different ways in which children learn about politics. Kids in the United States currently spend most of their lives in controlled situations such as schools where the dependency they experience in their homes is reinforced. Besides teachers ? books, films, television, and video games influence how children think about democracy. Interviews and surveys of children during three Presidential elections and two non-Presidential years show how some sixth-graders in a Vermont town react to the political issues raised in those elections. Besides presenting the children's voices, Sugarman also examines some aspects of the media and of the school situation to see how they effect the children's thinking. Changes that might improve the children's understanding and knowledge of democracy are also suggested. This book should be of interest to parents, teachers, those involved in media literacy, popular culture, and child development.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Sally Sugarman is emeritus faculty from Bennington College where she taught Childhood Studies for thirty-five years.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Lexington Books
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0739113968
• ISBN 13: 9780739113967
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 144