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Character Education, New Media, and Political Spectacle
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Winton, Sue – Journal of Education Policy, 2010
Ontario's new Character Development Initiative is analyzed to determine whether it can be characterized as political spectacle. Examination of official policy texts, media reports, speeches, web pages, webcasts, and events at the Character Development Symposium suggests that the Initiative contains many elements of political spectacle; however,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Individual Development, Values Education, Mass Media Role