Youth and entertainment-education

Abstract

Entertainment-education (EE) and educational television for children and adolescents have been around for a long time, and while they have clear differences, they also overlap in many ways. The current chapter aims to overview the similarities between these two types of media content, such as the theoretical background and research structures that they both share. Readers are invited to consider the existing overlap and to close the gap between the two bodies of literature that have formed over the years to strengthen the field of educational content for young audiences. Furthermore, the appearance of digital EE for youth is also discussed in this context, highlighting its future potential.