Research and Scholarship

Some of the publications of members of the Media Education Lab team:

(2009, September). The Power of Fair Use For Media Literacy Education. Afterimage, (37) 15 -18.
Renee Hobbs, Davina Pruitt-Mentle, and others. (2009, July). Internet Safety and Responsible Behavior Online. Threshold, (7) 19-24.
Michael RobbGrieco and Renee Hobbs. (2009, March). Media Use & Academic Achievement among African-American Elementary Children. Philadelphia: Temple University
Renee Hobbs. (2009). Best Practices Help End Copyright Confusion. Council Chronicle, (3) 12-13, 27.
Renee Hobbs and Jiwon Yoon. (2008, August). Creating Empowering Environments in Youth Media Organizations. Youth Media Reporter,
Culver, S.H.. (2008, June). Media Education Lab End of Year Report. Philadelphia: Temple University
RobbGrieco, M. Perez, A.C., Moore, D., Dainoff, B., Kiser, E.C. and Hobbs, R.. (2008, April). It’s a Media World After All: A Survey of Children’s Media and Technology Use. Philadelphia: Temple University
Donnelly, K.. (2008, March). Youth Participation and Media Literacy on The-N.com. SIMILE: Studies in Media and Information Literacy, (8)
Hobbs, R.. (2008, March). Copyright Confusion is Shortchanging our Students. Education Week , (27) 26, 29.
Hobbs, R. . (2008, January). Debates and Challenges Facing New Literacies in the 21st Century. Sonia Livingstone and Kristin Drotner. Sage Publications, 431-447.
Aufderheide, P., Jaszi, P. & Hobbs, R. . (2008, January). Media Literacy Educators Need Clarity About Copyright and Fair Use. Journal of Media Literacy , (54) 41 - 44.
Hobbs, R. . (2008, January). How "Fair Use" Can Reduce Copyright Confusion. STN Network News , (3) 5-6.
Renee Hobbs . (2008). Media Literacy Entry in Encyclopedia. International Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents and the Media,
Martin, E. . (2008). Community Media and the Arts 2007-2008 .
Culver, S.H.. (2008). New Media Literacy. A Chance to Heal newsletter,
Hobbs, R. and Rowe, J.. (2008). Creative Remixing and Digital Learning: Developing an Online Media Literacy Tool for Girls. P. C. Rivoltella (Ed.). Idea Group Press , 230 - 241.
Yoon, J. . (2008). South Korean Scholars Studying North Korean Movies. Asian Cinema , (18) 160-179.
Hobbs, R. and Robb-Grieco, M. . (2007, July). The National Media Education Conference Helps Strengthen the Field. Youth Media Reporter , (1)
Hobbs, R. . (2007, December). Introduction in Handbook of Teaching Literacy through the Visual and Communicative Arts. Routledge,
Hobbs, R.. (2007, October). Approaches to Instruction and Teacher Education in Media Literacy. Higher Education Research & Evaluation 1(China), 58-64.,
Hobbs, R. . (2007, January). Are We Our Brothers' Keepers? Exploring the social functions of reading in the life of an African American urban adolescent. Peter Lang Publishing,
Mendoza, K., Pereira, T. Xu, W., & Yoon, J.. (2007, January). Seeing through the Blog: A Case Study of the Scarsdale Current Events Blog. Philadelphia: Temple University
Donnelly, K.. (2007). Using Media, Fair Use and Copyright. Youth Media Reporter, November 14.,
Pereira, T., Stewart, R., Valkova, S., & Yoon, J. . (2007). Media Literacy at Fairhill Community High School: An alternative approach to media education?. Philadelphia: Temple University
Cohn-Geltner, H.. (2007). An examination of the impact of media literacy programs on reengaging high school dropouts in the academic process. Philadelphia: Temple University
Yoon, J.. (2007). Media Education: Benefits for Students and Teachers at Alternative High Schools. Philadelphia: Temple University
Hobbs, R., Folkemer, P. & Donnelly, K.. (2007). Teens Blog the News. Philadelphia: Temple University
RobbGrieco, M.. (2007). Media Literacy as an Independent and Interactive Variable in Knowledge Gap Hypothesis. Philadelphia: Temple University
Mendoza, K.. (2007). Connecting the Literature on Girls and the Internet to Evaluation Ideas for My Pop Studio. Philadelphia: Temple University
Mendoza, K.. (2007). WATZ UR NAM?: Adolescent Girls, Chat Rooms, and Interpersonal Authenticity. Philadelphia: Temple University
Mendoza, K.. (2007). How do Girls Experience an Online Game for Media Literacy?: A Research Proposal. Philadelphia: Temple University
Mendoza, K.. (2007). Book Review: Girl Wide Web: Girls, the Internet, and the Negotiation of Identity. Philadelphia: Temple University
Hobbs, R., Broder, S., Pope, H. & Rowe, J.. (2006, January). How Adolescent Girls Interpret Weight-Loss Advertising. Health Education Research, (21) 719-730.
Hobbs, R.. (2006, January). Non-Optimal Uses of Video in the Classroom. (31) 45-50.
Primack B.A., Gold M.A., Switzer G.E., Hobbs R., Land S.R., & Fine M.J.. (2006, January). Development and Validation of a Smoking Media Literacy Scale. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 369-374.
Primack, B.A., Hobbs, R., Switzer, G.E., Land, S., Fine, M.F. & Gold, M.. (2006, January). Associations Between Media Literacy and Adolescent Smoking. Journal of Adolescent Health, (38) 93-94.
Hobbs, R. . (2006, January). Reconceptualizing Media Literacy for the Digital Age. Facets Press , pp. 99-109.
Hobbs, R. . (2006, January). Multiple Visions of Multimedia Literacy: Emerging Areas of Synthesis. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 15-28.
Hobbs, R. . (2006, January). Reading the Media: Media literacy in High School English . Teachers College Press,
RobbGrieco, M.. (2006). The Role of Media in Adolescent Identity. Philadelphia: Temple University
Mendoza, K.. (2006). Mapping Parental Mediation and Making Connections with Media Literacy. Philadelphia: Temple University
Mendoza, K.. (2006). Media Literacy in Practice: Applying Invitational Rhetoric to the Inquiry Approach. Philadelphia: Temple University
RobbGrieco, M.. (2006). Top 5 Songs at My Funeral: Using Music for Critical Inquiry. Philadelphia: Temple University
Baker, B., Donnelly, K., Mendoza, K., and Surowiak, D.. (2006). Analyzing an Online Game for Media Literacy: My Pop Studio Popstar Producer. Philadelphia: Temple University
Hobbs, R.. (2005, January). Strengthening Media Education in the Twenty-first Century: Opportunities for the State of Pennsylvania . Arts Education Policy Review, (106) 13-45.
Hobbs, R. . (2005, January). The State of Media Literacy Education. Journal of Communication , (55) p. 865-871.
Hobbs, R.. (2005, January). Media Literacy and the K-12 Content Areas. National Society for the Study of Education, 74-99.
Hobbs, R.. (2005). What's News?. Educational Leadership , (62) 71-76.
Mendoza, K.. (2005). Media Literacy and Health Education: What is the Prognosis?. Philadelphia: Temple University