Over the past forty years, media education research has emerged as a historical, epistemological and practical field of study. Shifts in the field - along with radical transformations in media technologies, aesthetic forms, ownership models, and audience participation practices - have driven the application of new concepts and theories across a range of both school and non-school settings. The Handbook on Media Education Research is a unique exploration of the complex set of practices, theories, and tools of media research. Featuring contributions from a diverse range of internationally recognized experts and practitioners, this timely volume discusses recent developments in the field in the context of related scholarship, public policy, formal and non-formal teaching and learning, and DIY and community practice. Offering a truly global perspective, the Handbook focuses on empirical work from Media and Information Literacy (MIL) practitioners from around the world. The book’s five parts explore global youth cultures and the media, trans-media learning, media literacy and scientific controversies, varying national approaches to media research, media education policies, and much more. A ground breaking resource on the concepts and theories of media research, this important book:
- Provides a diversity of views and experiences relevant to media literacy education research
- Features contributions from experts from a wide-range of countries including South Africa, Finland, India, Italy, Brazil, and many more
- Examines the history and future of media education in various international contexts
- Discusses the development and current state of media literacy education institutions and policies
- Addresses important contemporary issues such as social media use; datafication; digital privacy, rights, and divides; and global cultural practices.
The Handbook of Media Education Research is an invaluable guide for researchers in the field, undergraduate and graduate students in media studies, policy makers, and MIL practitioners.
Table of Contents
Foreword xi
Ulla Carlsson
About the Editors xix
Notes on Contributors xxi
Introduction: Media Education Research in a Rapidly Changing Media Environment 1
Stuart R. Poyntz, Divina Frau-Meigs, Michael Hoechsmann, Sirkku Kotilainen, and Manisha Pathak-Shelat
Part I Global Youth Cultures 17
Stuart R. Poyntz
1 Micro-Celebrity Communities, and Media Education: Understanding Fan Practices on YouTube and Wattpad 19
Michael Dezuanni
2 Memes Production as Parodic Activism: Inclusion and Exclusion in Young People’s Digital Participation in Latin America 33
Rosalía Winocur and Inés Dussel
3 Youth, ICTs, and “Violent Extremism”: A Media Education Perspective 47
Sanjay Asthana
4 Unaccompanied Refugee Children and Media Literacy: Doing Media Education Research on the Margins 61
Annamária Neag
5 The Change in Young Australians’ Television Viewing Behavior and What It Means for the Future of Local Content 75
Marc C-Scott
6 “We Don’t Do That Here” and “Isme Tera Ghata, Mera Kuch Nahi Jata”: Young People’s Meme Cultures in India 85
Devina Sarwatay
7 Toward Hybridized and Glocalized Youth Identities in Africa: Revisiting Old Concerns and Reimagining New Possibilities for Media Education 97
Chikezie E. Uzuegbunam
8 Social Media Influences on Youth with Disabilities in the Global South 105
Tafadzwa Rugoho
Part II Pedagogies and Practices 113
Manisha Pathak‐Shelat
9 Toward Transmedia Learning: Practices, Approaches, and Tools 115
Maria-Jose Masanet, Gabriella Taddeo, and Simona Tirocchi
10 Youth Media Education in the Age of Algorithm-Driven Social Media 131
Sirkku Kotilainen, Jussi Okkonen, Jaakko Vuorio, and Karoliina Leisti
11 Integrating Nonviolent Communication in Pedagogies of Media Literacy Education 141
Vedabhyas Kundu
12 Different Countries, Similar Issues: Media Binds or Blinds? 155
Melda N. Yildiz
13 Teaching Gender and Sexuality in a Critical Media Literacy Framework: Curriculum, Pedagogical Interventions, and Autoethnographic Reflections 167
Ruchi Jaggi
14 Competencies About the News for Elementary School Children 175
Ioli Campos
15 Looking for Digital (Alter) Natives: Why Teachers’ Beliefs About Children Matter in Media Education 183
Pekka Mertala and Saara Salomaa
16 Understanding Media Regulation in the Public Interest 189
Robert Beveridge
17 “Doing Journalism Isn’t Lying” - Literacies and Fake News in an Experience with Children in the Invisibility Triad 195
Lumárya Souza de Sousa and Thaiane Oliveira
18 Teaching Media Literacy Through Scientific Controversies 201
José Azevedo
19 Teaching Interactive Narratives: Developing User Engagement Through Theory-Empowered Practice 207
Willemien Sanders
Part III Histories 215
Michael Hoechsmann
20 Media Education History: The Early Years 217
Keval J. Kumar
21 Media Education 3.0? How Big Data, Algorithms, and AI Redefine Media Education 229
Grzegorz Ptaszek
22 Media Education in Latin America: The Paradigm of Educommunication 241
Cláudia Lago, Claudemir E. Viana, Maria Cristina Palma Mungioli, and Marciel Consani
23 A Brief History of Media Education in Chile 253
Pablo Andrada and Cristian Cabalin
24 Nordic Perspectives on the History and Future of Media Education 259
Reijo Kupiainen and Daniel Schofield
25 Media Education in Israel - Mainstreaming the Avant-Garde 267
Arielle Friedman, Ornat Turin, and Orly Melamed
26 Media Education in the Czech Republic: Vision and Disconnection 275
Lucie Römer
27 Media Education in India: Policy and Praxis in Old and New Communication Media 281
C.S.H.N. Murthy
Part IV Institutions and Policy Developments 289
Divina Frau‐Meigs
28 Defining Media Education Policies: Building Blocks, Scope, and Characteristics 291
Normand Landry and Christiane Caneva
29 The Development of Media Literacy in Chinese Societies: From Grassroots Efforts to Institutional Support 309
Alice Y.L. Lee
30 Digital Privacy Policy Literacy: A Framework for Canadian Youth 327
Leslie Regan Shade and Sharly Chan
31 Searching for Common Ground: Multiliteracy and Curricular Consistency in the Finnish Education System 339
Lauri Palsa
32 Taking Media Literacy Education in Armenia to the Next Level: From Civil Society Movement to Post-Revolution Government Efforts 347
Lusine Grigoryan
33 Media Education Challenges in a Digital Society: The Case of Chile 355
Rayén Condeza Dall’Orso, Myrna Gálvez Johnson, Nadia Herrada Hidalgo, and Francisco J. Fernandez Medina
34 Landscape and Terrain of Digital Literacy Policy and Practice: Canada in the Twenty-First Century 363
Helen DeWaard and Michael Hoechsmann
35 Media Education Policy Developments in Times of “Fake News”: The Case of the Czech Republic 373
Markéta Supa, Lucie Štástna, and Jan Jirak
Part V Critical Citizenship and Futures 381
Sirkku Kotilainen
36 Expanding Ethics to the Environment with Ecomedia Literacy 383
Antonio Lopez
37 Engaging the World: Social Media Literacy for Transcultural Citizenship 399
Manisha Pathak-Shelat and Kiran Vinod Bhatia
38 Data and Privacy Literacy: The Role of the School in Educating Children in a Datafied Society 413
Sonia Livingstone, Mariya Stoilova, and Rishita Nandagiri
39 Media Education and Dynamic Research: Known Unknowns and Rich Intersections 427
Julian McDougall and Isabella Rega
40 Radical Media Education Practices from Social Movement Media: Lessons from Teaching and Learning in Lebanon 441
Gretchen King
41 Activating Student Voice and Choice Globally: Reframing Negative Narratives in Ghana 449
Ed Madison
42 Advocacy as Media Education: The Educational Activities of Digital Rights Advocates 459
Efrat Daskal
43 Cyberbullying, Media Education, and Agents of Socialization in Montenegro 467
Ida Cortoni and Jelena Perović
Index 475
