Entertainment-Education and Social Change introduces readers to entertainment-education (E-E) literature from multiple perspectives. This distinctive collection covers the history of entertainment-education, its applications in the United States and throughout the world, the multiple communication theories that bear on E-E, and a range of research methods for studying the effects of E-E interventions. The editors include commentary and insights from prominent E-E theoreticians, practitioners, activists, and researchers, representing a wide range of nationalities and theoretical...

This title grew out of several previous efforts to tell the story of entertainment-education. It represents a resource book that introduces its readers to E-E literature written from varied perspectives. Chapter authors include E-E theoreticians, practitioners, and researchers and display a wide range of nationalities and theoretical orientations. This diversity of thought is typical of modern entertainment-education - a movement that has moved far beyond its beginnings. theoretical, and practical perspectives. Examples of successful E-E designs, theories, and applications should make this a...