Media literacy in Greek and Swedish schools: a research proposal

Ulrika Sjöberg (Ulrika.Sjoberg@hos.hh.se)Halmstad UniversityMedia and Communication Studies

Research and teaching Ph.D. – Screen Rites Media practices in the new country Mediated childhoods in multicultural

families in Greece Internet appropriation among college

students in Sweden, France, Canada and Mexico

Teaching areas: media education, media studies, audience research and methodology

Why this project?

Present research in Sweden School documents Lack of skills in schools Mediated experiences in a global

media culture

Purpose To study how pupils (ages 13-16) and

teachers, in Swedish and Greek schools, use media in the learning process and their ability to access, analyse and evaluate images and messages in various media.

To develop practices/strategies of media literacy in different mediated contexts.

Action research

It is a reflective process that allows for inquiry and discussion as components of the “research.” Often, action research is a collaborative activity among colleaguessearching for solutions to everyday, real problems experienced in schools, or looking for ways to improve instruction and increase student achievement. (Ferrance, 2000: 6)

Teachers and pupils as co-actors in research process

Contextual:various places and media Participating observations, interviews,

media productions, media club

To be continued…