Why Reading Books Still Matters

Why Reading Books Still Matters
Author: Martha C. Pennington
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2017-08-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351809067


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Bringing together strands of public discourse about valuing personal achievement at the expense of social values and the impacts of global capitalism, mass media, and digital culture on the lives of children, this book challenges the potential of science and business to solve the world’s problems without a complementary emphasis on social values. The selection of literary works discussed illustrates the power of literature and human arts to instill such values and foster change. The book offers a valuable foundation for the field of literacy education by providing knowledge about the importance of language and literature that educators can use in their own teaching and advocacy work.


Why Reading Books Still Matters
Language: en
Pages: 299
Authors: Martha C. Pennington
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-08-29 - Publisher: Routledge

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Bringing together strands of public discourse about valuing personal achievement at the expense of social values and the impacts of global capitalism, mass medi
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Language: en
Pages: 195
Authors: Dennis J. Sumara
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-05 - Publisher: Routledge

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Language: en
Pages: 298
Authors: Catherine Sheldrick Ross
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
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The Lost Art of Reading
Language: en
Pages: 89
Authors: David L. Ulin
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-06-01 - Publisher: Sasquatch Books

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Reading is a revolutionary act, an act of engagement in a culture that wants us to disengage. In The Lost Art of Reading, David L. Ulin asks a number of timely
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Language: en
Pages: 224
Authors: Michael Schudson
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-10-22 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

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