Literacy, literature and moral panic in Australia

Susanne Gannon; Wayne Sawyer

Literacy, literature and moral panic in Australia

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This chapter examines two instances of what we suggest could be seen as moral panic around school English curriculum and pedagogy in Australia. Whilst the "whole language" debates of the mid-2000s and a current review of Australia's first national curriculum are separated by almost a decade, they demonstrate how media outlets represent educational problems, and we discuss whether the concept of "moral panic" may provide a theoretical framework for reading media discursive tactics.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Handbook of Progressive Education
Editors	Mustafa Yunus Eryaman, Bertram C. Bruce
Place of Publication	U.S.
Publisher	Peter Lang
Pages	309-324
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9781453915226
ISBN (Print)	9781433128752
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

English language
study and teaching
literature
literacy
Australia

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