Holistic media education: An assessment of the effectiveness of a college course in media literacy

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-68

  Duran, Robert L ^a   Yousman, Bill ^b   Walsh, Kaitlin M ^c   Longshore, Melanie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^b CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Holistic Media Education; Media Literacy; Media Literacy Scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861420860     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370701839198     Document Type: Article

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