Kindergarten teachers’ perspectives on media education in Austria
Given the importance of teachers’ views and perspectives in promoting media literacy among students and children, this study examines the perspectives of kindergarten teachers in Austria on media education. Data was collected through an online survey of kindergarten teachers who participated in a tr...
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| author | Mohammadpourkachalami Kobra Kogler-Velich Dagmar |
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| description | Given the importance of teachers’ views and perspectives in promoting media literacy among students and children, this study examines the perspectives of kindergarten teachers in Austria on media education. Data was collected through an online survey of kindergarten teachers who participated in a training. The results show that common approaches to media literacy among kindergarten teachers are protectionist and technical approaches. Critical and reflective approaches to media were rarely mentioned by kindergarten teachers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fb81876a500743caae02d5d0ad485e902025-02-10T13:26:08ZengSciendoResearch on Education and Media2037-08492024-06-01161192710.2478/rem-2024-0004Kindergarten teachers’ perspectives on media education in AustriaMohammadpourkachalami Kobra0Kogler-Velich Dagmar1University of Vienna, Vienna, Dagmar Kogler-VelichPPH BurgerlandGiven the importance of teachers’ views and perspectives in promoting media literacy among students and children, this study examines the perspectives of kindergarten teachers in Austria on media education. Data was collected through an online survey of kindergarten teachers who participated in a training. The results show that common approaches to media literacy among kindergarten teachers are protectionist and technical approaches. Critical and reflective approaches to media were rarely mentioned by kindergarten teachers.https://doi.org/10.2478/rem-2024-0004kindergartenmedia literacycritical approachideology critique |
| spellingShingle | Mohammadpourkachalami Kobra Kogler-Velich Dagmar Kindergarten teachers’ perspectives on media education in Austria Research on Education and Media kindergarten media literacy critical approach ideology critique |
| title | Kindergarten teachers’ perspectives on media education in Austria |
| title_full | Kindergarten teachers’ perspectives on media education in Austria |
| title_fullStr | Kindergarten teachers’ perspectives on media education in Austria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kindergarten teachers’ perspectives on media education in Austria |
| title_short | Kindergarten teachers’ perspectives on media education in Austria |
| title_sort | kindergarten teachers perspectives on media education in austria |
| topic | kindergarten media literacy critical approach ideology critique |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/rem-2024-0004 |
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