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Community Media: People, Places, and Communication Technologies
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Community Media: People, Places, and Communication Technologies

Combining original research with comparative and theoretical analysis, Kevin Howley examines a number of different community media such as radio, television, and print media, and looks at the way they impact on the lives of those who produce and consume them. He also addresses broader theoretical and philosophical issues such as the part community media can play in promoting participatory democracy and giving the socially and economically disadvantaged access to the public sphere.
 
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Tags: media, community, theoretical, socially, economically
Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson's Last Days
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Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson's Last Days

A powerful chronicle of the sixteen weeks leading up to King of Pop Michael Jackson's death Michael Jackson's final months were like the rest of his short and legendary life: filled with deep lows and soaring highs, a constant hunt for privacy, and the pressure and fame that made him socially fragile and almost—ultimately—unable to live.
 
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Tags: Michael, Jackson, fragile, almost, socially
A History of Applied Linguistics: From 1980 to the present
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A History of Applied Linguistics: From 1980 to the presentHow has Applied Linguistics been defined and how has the field of Applied Linguistics developed over the last 30 years? Who were the leaders that pushed the agenda? What are the core publications in the field? Who are the authors that have been cited most and how is that related to leadership? What were the main themes in research? Why did formal linguistic theories lose so much ground and the interest in more socially oriented approaches grow? What has been the impact of Applied Linguistics on language teaching?
 
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Tags: Linguistics, Applied, field, interest, socially
The Socially Networked Classroom: Teaching in the New Media Age
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The Socially Networked Classroom: Teaching in the New Media AgeIncorporate social networking into instruction, no matter your level of technological expertise or Internet access!
With appropriate guidance, students’ social networking skills can be harnessed for teaching and learning in the 21st century.
 
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Tags: Networked, Socially, Teaching, Classroom, Media
The Socially Just School: Making Space for Youth to Speak Back (Explorations of Educational Purpose)
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The Socially Just School: Making Space for Youth to Speak Back (Explorations of Educational Purpose)

This book explores schools and how they can function as social institutions that advance the interests and life chances of all young people, especially those who are already the most marginalized and at an educational disadvantage. Social justice is a key theme as the book examines the needs of youth, the concept of school culture, school/community relations, socially critical pedagogy, curriculum and leadership and a socially critical approach to work.
 
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Tags: critical, socially, school, curriculum, pedagogy