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Newspapers as Teaching Tools for Media Literacy Education: What Makes Teachers Use Newspapers in Their Classrooms?

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Title: Newspapers as Teaching Tools for Media Literacy Education: What Makes Teachers Use Newspapers in Their Classrooms?
Language: English
Authors: Simons, Mathea, Smits, Tom F. H., Janssenswillen, Paul
Source: Educational Media International. 2020 57(4):332-352.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 21
Publication Date: 2020
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Secondary Education
Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Newspapers, Teaching Methods, Media Literacy, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Student Teachers
Geographic Terms: Belgium
DOI: 10.1080/09523987.2020.1848510
ISSN: 0952-3987
Abstract: In many countries stakeholders take initiatives to stimulate students' media literacy, such as (free) distribution of newspapers to teachers, the so-called Newspapers in Education (NiE) programmes. The aim of these initiatives is to promote reading, stimulate interactive ways of teaching and create a generation of critical thinkers and informed citizens. The success and effectiveness of initiatives of this kind depend on how teachers use newspapers as teaching tools in class. In this study we examine the use of a local NiE programme and shed light on its determining factors. 454 Flemish teachers (Belgium) in primary and secondary education and 219 student teachers (Bachelors and Masters) participated in the study, which followed a mixed-methods approach. The results show that if newspapers are (freely) distributed, teachers use them as teaching tools quite intensively as teaching tools. One of the most determining factors is the extent to which teachers use media themselves and work on media creation in their classrooms. This finding indicates that school board members, pedagogical counsellors and teacher educators can support and stimulate NiE programmes by paying explicit attention to these elements, e.g., during pre- and in-service training as well as by focusing on the development of media literacy competencies of teachers.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2021
Accession Number: EJ1282321
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:In many countries stakeholders take initiatives to stimulate students' media literacy, such as (free) distribution of newspapers to teachers, the so-called Newspapers in Education (NiE) programmes. The aim of these initiatives is to promote reading, stimulate interactive ways of teaching and create a generation of critical thinkers and informed citizens. The success and effectiveness of initiatives of this kind depend on how teachers use newspapers as teaching tools in class. In this study we examine the use of a local NiE programme and shed light on its determining factors. 454 Flemish teachers (Belgium) in primary and secondary education and 219 student teachers (Bachelors and Masters) participated in the study, which followed a mixed-methods approach. The results show that if newspapers are (freely) distributed, teachers use them as teaching tools quite intensively as teaching tools. One of the most determining factors is the extent to which teachers use media themselves and work on media creation in their classrooms. This finding indicates that school board members, pedagogical counsellors and teacher educators can support and stimulate NiE programmes by paying explicit attention to these elements, e.g., during pre- and in-service training as well as by focusing on the development of media literacy competencies of teachers.
ISSN:0952-3987
DOI:10.1080/09523987.2020.1848510