Public Policies in Media and Information Literacy in Europe explores the current tensions in European countries as they attempt to tackle the transition to the digital age, providing a comparative and cross-cultural analysis of Media and Information Literacy (MIL) across Europe. This book takes a long-term perspective over the development of media education in Europe, and includes an appraisal of media, information, computer and digital literacies as they coalesce and diverge in the public debate over twenty-first-century skills. The contributors assess the various definitions of media and information literacy as a composite notion whose evolution as a cross-cultural phenomenon reveals various trends and influences in Europe. Throughout, this volume offers an in-depth coverage of MIL with all the different dimensions of policy-making, from legal frameworks to training, funding, evaluation and good practices. The authors propose modeling current MIL governance trends in Europe and conclude with a call for alternative and collective frames of research that they hope will influence policy-makers and other stakeholders, especially in terms of MIL governance. This collection is ideal for students and researchers of MIL, as well as policy makers, educators and associations interested in MIL in the digital age.
Author(s): Divina Frau-Meigs, Irma Velez, Julieta Flores Michel
Series: Routledge Studies In European Communication Research And Education | 12
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge | Taylor & Francis Group
Year: 2017
Language: English
Commentary: TruePDF
Pages: 323
Tags: Information Literacy: Europe; Political Planning: Europe; Europe: Politics And Government
Public Policies in Media and Information Literacy in Europe- Front Cover
Public Policies in Media and Information Literacy in Europe
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
Setting the European scene
Objectives
Methodological challenges
Outline of the book
Notes
References
PART I:
Global analysis of European public policies in MIL
Chapter 1: Mapping media and information literacy policies: new
perspectives for the governance of MIL
Drawing on governance theory in a networked media society
Measuring a complex process of governance
Comparing across countries
Assessing strengths and weaknesses
Modelling MIL governance
Governance stances
Conclusion
Notes
References
PART II:
MIL dimensions across countries: a qualitative approach
Chapter 2: Definitions and values of media and information
literacy in a historical context
Historical background to media education and media literacy
Definition of media and information literacy: general trends
Main concepts and legitimizing values
Conclusion
Bibliography
Chapter 3: Legal frameworks for media and information literacy
Media and information literacy in a cross-national policy context
Media and information literacy in the regulatory domain
Analysing media and information literacy and legal frameworks across Europe
The challenges of establishing legal frameworks at a European level
Bibliography
Chapter 4: Training and capacity-building in media and
information literacy
From media education to teacher training
Media education policies and teacher training in formal education
Education and capacity training for teachers – role of the state, public bodies, agencies and universities
Teacher training programmes
Teaching materials and resources
Training programmes and ICT
Media education provided by NGOs, private companies and international organizations
Conclusion
Bibliography
Chapter 5: The role of non-governmental actors in media and
information literacy: a comparative media systems
perspective
North Atlantic or Liberal Model
Democratic Corporatist Model
Polarized Pluralist Model
Hybrid media systems of new democracies: the case of central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Chapter 6: Evaluation and funding of media and information
literacy
Evaluation
Funding
Evaluation and funding: an unresolved tension
Implications for MIL research
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
PART III:
Critical perspectives
Chapter 7: Good practices and emerging trends in media and
information literacy
What is a good practice?
Methodology: content analysis of good practices in the twenty-eight European countries
Results of the content analysis
Word cloud of the ten most frequent words in good practices
MIL skills in good practices
Main audience for good practices
Main actors in good practice realization
Main actors in funding good practices
Emerging trends
MIL for all
Good practices as an emerging trend
The uptake of open educational resources
The rise of MOOCs
Game-based learning and big data analysis
Coding – towards transliteracy
Collaborative learning as a priority
MIL in a multi-speed Europe
Emerging trends in MIL pedagogies: towards blended learning
Conclusion
Notes
References
Chapter 8: The double bind of media and information literacy:
a critical view on public policy discourses about MIL
Mediatization and the shift in competences
The shift in citizenship and governance
Future prospects
Notes
References
Appendix 1: Map and ISO2 codes of participating
European countries
Appendix 2: Template with guidelines for reporting phase
Template for a comparative analysis of media and information education policies in Europe
Appendix 3: Scoreboard for scoping phase
Appendix 4: Experts by country for the national reports
Appendix 5: Bibliography of national reports by country
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
Index
