A Case for the Common Good: How Training in Faith-Based Media Literacy Helped Teachers Address Social Justice Issues in the Classroom

Autor/in	Tenorio de Azevedo, Maria Rosalia
Titel	A Case for the Common Good: How Training in Faith-Based Media Literacy Helped Teachers Address Social Justice Issues in the Classroom
Quelle	In: Journal of Media Literacy Education, 11 (2019) 1, S.97-113 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2167-8715
Schlagwörter	Media Literacy; Social Justice; Critical Literacy; Teacher Education Programs; Catholics; Educational Practices; Religious Factors; Middle School Teachers; High School Teachers; College Faculty; Values Education; Student Empowerment; Church Role; Teacher Certification; Teacher Education Curriculum; Mass Media Role + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Media skills; Medie competence; Medienkompetenz; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Kritisches Lesen; Katholik; Bildungspraxis; Middle school; Middle schools; Teacher; Teachers; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Fakultät; Werterziehung; Studienberechtigung; Kirchenbild
Abstract	This case study reveals how a faith-based initiative offering structured teacher training in media literacy. The program is centered in Catholic Social Teaching, encouraging the use of critical media literacy in the classroom to aid the learning of social justice issues. The critical literacy of Paulo Freire serves as theoretical framework to help answer the research question: How has a teacher training program in faith-based media literacy influenced teachers' practice when addressing social justice issues in the classroom? This case study relates the accounts of a middle school teacher, a high school teacher, and a college professor, graduates of the program. Participants discuss how the training influenced their practice. The data collected brought to light the Media Mindfulness Method, MMM, which according to participants promoted character education, solidarity, student empowerment, and values. MMM also served as a media literacy teaching aid because this strategy for media literacy education facilitated the integration of media education into any given discipline. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Association for Media Literacy Education. 10 Laurel Hill Drive, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003. Tel: 888-775-2652; e-mail: editor@jmle.org; Web site: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/jmle/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2021/2/06