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Pellicano, Roy R. – Curriculum Review, 1980
The author suggests contemporary Iran as an excellent subject for a case study in secondary social studies. He considers some of the issues which students might analyze: journalistic bias toward Iran, pluralism in Iranian society and Islam, sociopolitical factors which affect modernizing nations, and the causes of revolution. (SJL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Current Events, Developing Nations, Inquiry
Peer reviewedKirman, Joseph M. – Social Education, 1992
Suggests that students can learn to recognize media bias by studying media reports of current events or historical topics. Describes a study unit using media coverage of the second anniversary of the Palestinian uprising against Israel. Discusses lesson objectives, planning, defining bias teaching procedures, and criteria for determining bias. (DK)
Descriptors: Bias, Current Events, Editorials, Headlines
Osborn, Barbara; Davis, J. Francis – 1991
This workshop kit consists of: (1) 30-page "Leaders Guide and Handout Masters"; (2) 12-minute videotape, "Lines in the Sand"; (3) special 24-page issue of the journal "Media & Values" on the theme "The Media: in War and Peace"; and (4) an 8-page booklet on the basics of media literacy, "From…
Descriptors: Current Events, Deception, Foreign Countries, Mass Media
