Abstract
News media literacy competencies and motivation in teachers are critical to media education initiatives. This article draws on a survey of 97 primary and secondary school teachers conducted as part of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and University of Tasmania’s national Media Literacy Project in 2018. The data reveals challenges in the implementation of media literacy in classrooms, highlighting a generational divide linked to Australians’ rising consumption of news from digital sources and social media platforms. While teachers overwhelmingly say critical thinking about media is very important for students, nearly a quarter of these teachers are not engaging with news stories in the classroom. The data suggests responses require new resources, a review of teacher training, curriculum support, wider community collaboration and further research in the field.
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Nettlefold, J., & Williams, K. (2021). News media literacy challenges and opportunities for Australian school students and teachers in the age of platforms. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 13(1), 28-40. https://doi.org/10.23860/JMLE-2021-13-1-3
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