Journal article
Play School keeps it real
Media International Australia incorporating Culture and Policy, Vol.132(1), pp.67-77
2009
Abstract
This article examines the television show Play School and the consistency with which it has engaged Australian children for over 40 years. Drawing on Susan Howard's findings that relate the effects of television on children to their perceptions of reality, Play School is deconstructed to reveal the techniques used to appeal to the pre-school aged child's own experience of what is 'real'. Examining episodes produced 20 years apart, these strategies are seen as constants throughout the show's history, and are further shown to accommodate a changing socio-cultural landscape and remain relevant to their young audience.
Details
- Title
- Play School keeps it real
- Authors
- Lisa Hill (Author) - Southern Cross University
- Publication details
- Media International Australia incorporating Culture and Policy, Vol.132(1), pp.67-77
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd.
- Date published
- 2009
- DOI
- 10.1177/1329878X0913200108
- ISSN
- 1329-878X
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450691302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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