School Daze. Why are Teachers and Schools Missing the Boat on Media?

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 705-715

  Strasburger, Victor C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug education; Media; New technology; Schools; Sex education

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADVERTIZING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL MOBILITY; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING STYLE; MASS MEDIUM; REVIEW; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SLEEP TIME; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; FACULTY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861565585     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2012.03.026     Document Type: Review

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