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Abstract

The purpose of this literature review is to learn 4 why educators should use newspapers in their classrooms. Are newspapers educational tools that can be easily used in the classroom for building skills? How difficult is it to incorporate them into the content areas? Can newspapers be used to help develop global awareness? How can newspapers promote critical thinking? Is the main goal of the Newspapers in Education program, to develop informed and concerned citizens (Skover, 1983; Rhoades & Rhoades, 1985), being met through the use of newspapers in the schools? And finally, what research evidence is there to support the use of newspapers in the classroom?

Year of Submission

1991

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education

Department

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

First Advisor

Marvin Heller

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Date Original

1991

Object Description

1 PDF file (30 leaves)

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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