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pedagogy
[ped′əgōj′ē]
Etymology: Gk, pais, child, agogos, leader
the art and science of teaching children, based on a belief that the purpose of education is the transmittal of knowledge.

pedagogy [ped´ah-go″je] (pl. ped·a·go·gy)
the teaching of children; the teacher often has full responsibility for making decisions about what will be learned, how it will be learned, when it will be learned, and determining if it has been learned. See also andragogy.


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Rethinking Media Education: Critical Pedagogy and Identity Politics, edited by Anita Nowak, Sue Abel, and Karen Ross/Hampton Press/2007 This collection of essays analyzes the efficacy of media literacy education around the world, paying particular students' critical thinking skills.
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