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Title: |
Advances in Communications & Media Research |
| Sub-title: |
Volume 10 |
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| Edited by: |
Anthony V Stavros |
| ISBN10-13: |
1611220068 : 9781611220063 |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
260x180mm |
| Pages: |
197 |
| Weight: |
.516 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - November 2014 |
| List Price: |
243.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 3 |
| Subjects: |
Media studies |
| In a society predicated on information, the media has a pervasive presence. From government policy to leisure television, the information age touches us all. The papers collected in this book constitute some of today's leading analyses of the information industry. Together, these essays represent a needed foundation for understanding the present state and future development of the mass media. Current trends in communications as well as media impact on public opinion are studied and reported on. Topics include teacher practices with mobile technology integrating tablet computers into the early childhood classroom; making personal and professional learning mobile; signalling theory predicting aggressive behaviours in video games; a social network study of friendship networks among college students; a critical reflection on Facebook-research methods and optical mediation; polling with mobile devices on university campuses; the impact of gender and field of study on Iranian students' English web pages usage; and adoption of ICT-based market information and farm-gate prices received. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface; Teacher Practices with Mobile Technology Integrating Tablet Computers into the Early Childhood Classroom; Making Personal & Professional Learning Mobile: Blending Mobile Devices, Social Media, Social Networks & Mobile Apps to Support PLEs, PLNs & ProLNs; Evolution Rules: Can Signaling Theory Predict Aggressive Behaviors in Video Games?; Do Birds of a Feather Flock Together? A Social Network Study of Friendship Networks among College Students; The Work & the Net: A Critical Reflection on Facebook-Research Methods & Optical Mediation; Polling with Mobile Devices on University Campus; Do Gender & Field of Study Have Impact on Iranian Students' English Web Pages Usage?; Adoption of ICT-Based Market Information & Farm-Gate Prices Received: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in Uganda; Index.
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