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Media Education in Latin America

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy

This book offers a systematic study of media education in Latin America. As spending on technological infrastructure in the region increases exponentially for educational purposes, and with national curriculums beginning to implement media related skills, this book makes a timely contribution to new debates surrounding the significance of media literacy as a citizen’s right. Taking […]

 

Defining the Levels of the Audience’s Media Competence and Critical Thinking in Sociological Surveys

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy, Youth Media

The author of the article agrees that sociological researches of the levels of media literacy/competence of different groups of citizens are very timely today. However such researches require a significant shift of emphasis: the most important indicator should be the audience’s ability to analyze and evaluate media messages and media’s role in society (including a […]

 

Curricula for Media Literacy Education According to International Experts

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy, Youth Media

The article analyzes the results of the international experts’ survey regarding the curriculum of media literacy education, which was administrated by the authors in September-October 2015. Turkey, Ukraine, the USA. Based on the experts’ answers, the productive sources of media literacy education curriculum were distinguished; as well as the content and learning outcomes of media […]

 

Validation of a self-perceived media competence instrument for pre-service teachers / Validación de un instrumento de autopercepción de competencia mediática para docentes en formación

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy

Key to guaranteeing the fundamental human rights of freedom of expression and information is the development of media competence, particularly in schools. Training teachers in the area of media competence is particularly important for developing these skills in the broader citizenry. In order to provide educators and educational policymakers with a useful diagnostic tool, we […]

 

Israeli college students challenge media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy

This study is based on a critical media literacy education (CMLE) program in a “peace education through media” (PetMed) project conducted simultaneously in three Israeli academic colleges amongst Arab and Jewish students. It sought to assess general short-term trends of changes in the students’ perceptions of the media coverage of the conflict and the role […]

 

MIL unchained from DW Akademie

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy

Recently, Media and Information Literacy went from niche to center stage in media development focusing on topics such as radicalization or disinformation. Here, four experts take on the issue in a question chain format. In the #mediadev question chain, experts share their thoughts on a specific issue by answering to a question put forward by […]

 

Media Education and Media Criticism in the Contemporary World: The opinion of International Experts

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy, Youth Media

The article analyzes the results of the international survey «Synthesis of Media Literacy Education and Media Criticism in the Modern World», conducted by the authors in May-July 2014. 64 media educators, media critics, and researchers in the field of media education and media culture participated in the survey, representing 18 countries: the USA, the UK, […]