Review article
Media competence as prevention of media manipulation in elementary schools
Mirela Tolić
; Sveučilište Zadar
Abstract
This paper analyzes two questions: What is the importance of media
competence in the prevention of media manipulation? And second, why should it be
integrated in educational system? The author tries to find solutions in etymology by
analyzing the notion of media competence and by analyzing the meaning it has in
contemporary media environment.
The author gives interpretations of five areas of media competence dimension
through different standpoints. She gives practical examples of foreign experts who
analyze problems of contemporary media environment throughout media projects,
thus giving solutions to negative media role to a student.
At the end, the author suggests guidelines for all institutions employees in
adopting media competencies. Finally she concludes that media competence should
lead media culture into becoming integral part of media pedagogy in future.
Keywords
media competence; media literacy; communicative competence; media education; manipulation
Hrčak ID:
44549
URI
Publication date:
18.12.2009.
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