Fine-Tuning the Balance between Education and a Media Culture.

Postman, Neil; Fiske, Edward B.

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ERIC Number: EJ229444

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1980-Aug

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Fine-Tuning the Balance between Education and a Media Culture.

Postman, Neil; Fiske, Edward B.

Teacher, v98 n1 p28-30 Aug 1980

In this interview with Edward Fiske, Neil Postman discusses how his views on education have changed over the 12 years since he published "Teaching as a Subversive Activity." He describes the social influence of television and calls for the schools to counteract it through emphasis on literacy, basics, and logic. (SJL)

Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Change, Educational Methods, Educational Needs, Interviews, School Responsibility, Social Influences, Television

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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