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How to survive a zombie apocalypse : using popular culture in youth transitional courses Bazell, Christina

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This paper examines how popular culture can been used to increase student engagement with transitional curriculum used by Career Practitioners and in home economics and career and life management programs. Popular culture is defined as a set of dynamic representations of everyday life that is accepted by a collective social group and public domain ((Browne, 1994; Delaney, 2007; Gilman, 2015; O’Brien & Szenan, 2004). The intention of this paper is to explore the use of popular culture in transition education as a way for students to engage with the challenging subject matter of career planning and independent living. It includes a literature review on the use of popular culture in education and a handbook for teachers, which is a compilation of teaching activities and resources for teachers that utilize popular culture references including the zombie apocalypse, as seen in The Walking Dead.

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Title
How to survive a zombie apocalypse : using popular culture in youth transitional courses
Alternate Title
Using popular culture in youth transitional courses
Creator
Bazell, Christina
Date Issued
2019-01-25
Description
This paper examines how popular culture can been used to increase student engagement with transitional curriculum used by Career Practitioners and in home economics and career and life management programs. Popular culture is defined as a set of dynamic representations of everyday life that is accepted by a collective social group and public domain ((Browne, 1994; Delaney, 2007; Gilman, 2015; O’Brien & Szenan, 2004). The intention of this paper is to explore the use of popular culture in transition education as a way for students to engage with the challenging subject matter of career planning and independent living. It includes a literature review on the use of popular culture in education and a handbook for teachers, which is a compilation of teaching activities and resources for teachers that utilize popular culture references including the zombie apocalypse, as seen in The Walking Dead.
Subject
popular culture; engagement; transitions; home economics; zombie apocalypse; career and life management
Genre
Graduating Project
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. EDCP 590
Date Available
2023-11-16
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0437706
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/86550
Affiliation
Education, Faculty of; Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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