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<p>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.</p>
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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.

Kindergarten teachers’ perspectives on media education in Austria

Research on Education and Media

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Given the importance of teachers’ views and perspectives in promoting media literacy among students and children, this study examines the perspectives of...

Kindergarten teachers’ perspectives on media education in Austria

Published Online: Jun 29, 2024

Page range: 19 - 27

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rem-2024-0004

Keywords
kindergarten, media literacy, critical approach, ideology critique

© 2024 Kobra Mohammadpourkachalami et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Kindergarten teachers’ perspectives on media education in Austria

Published Online: Jun 29, 2024

Page range: 19 - 27

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rem-2024-0004

Keywordskindergarten, media literacy, critical approach, ideology critique

© 2024 Kobra Mohammadpourkachalami et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
kindergarten, media literacy, critical approach, ideology critique