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Analyzing the Distinction between Protectionism and Empowerment As Perspectives on Media Literacy Education
It has become a common practice to categorize the different perspectives on media education as following either a protectionist approach or an empowerment approach. However, the way scholars write about these two categories can be confusing and sometimes misleading. A critical analysis is presented where these writings are examined along 10 analytical dimensions that include how authors conceptualize the power differential between the media and audiences, purpose of media education, nature of instruction (scope, stance, extent, and content), role of the instructor, and outcome assessment (type of measures, timing, and indicators of success). The findings from this critical analysis indicate that the labels used for the two categories tend to highlight the similarities more so than differences across the two approaches to media education
Analyzing the distinction between protectionism and empowerment as perspectives on media literacy education
It has become a common practice to categorize the different perspectives on media education as following either a protectionist approach or an empowerment approach. However, the way scholars write about these two categories can be confusing and sometimes misleading. A critical analysis is presented where these writings are examined along 10 analytical dimensions that include how authors conceptualize the power differential between the media and audiences, purpose of media education, nature of instruction (scope, stance, extent, and content), role of the instructor, and outcome assessment (type of measures, timing, and indicators of success). The findings from this critical analysis indicate that the labels used for the two categories tend to highlight the similarities more so than differences across the two approaches to media education
A Review and Analysis of Patterns of Design Decisions in Recent Media Effects Research
This essay presents a critical analysis of patterns of research design decisions exhibited by authors of recently published empirical tests of media effects. The content of 211 articles published from 2010 to 2015 in six core communication journals were analyzed to document the design decisions made by the authors concerning their use of theory, sampling, measurement, and experiments. We also recorded the amount of variance explained by their tests and use this indicator of strength of findings to explain the patterns of methodological design decisions. The findings indicate that authors of these studies commonly select weaker design options over stronger ones. The reasons for these patterns are explored then critiqued leading to a series of recommendations calling for an evolution in thinking in the areas of method, theory, and paradigm. The methods recommendations attempt to increase (a) awareness of the advantages and disadvantages of options available for each design decision, (b) an understanding that often assumptions made to justify the selection of an option are faulty, and (c) a commitment to meeting a higher degree of challenges. The theory recommendations focus on increasing an understanding about why designers of most tests of media effects ignore the many theories available when designing their studies. And the paradigm recommendations focus on examining more critically the assumptions we make about the nature of human beings, the purpose of our research as challenges evolve, and the defaults in practices we have established in an exploratory phase
Critically analyzing the meanings of âcriticalâ media literacy
This study provides a critical analysis into how authors of publications about critical media literacy express what they mean by the term. The use of multiple strategies to examine the degree to which these authors exhibit a sharing of meaning led to the conclusion that there are far more differences than commonalities across definitions of critical media literacy. The implications of this conclusion raise important questions about the value of a literature where authors seem to express so many different meanings for the concept that they use to label their common concern
Reviewing media literacy intervention studies for validity
This study is an examination of validity in published articles that have provided tests of the effectiveness of media literacy interventions. We identified 88 published tests of media literacy interventions then analyzed their content using five coding variables that indicated the degree to which authors of those studies established basic validity. We first conducted a meaning analysis to identify the definitions that authors of those studies presented for media literacy. Then we used those definitions to determine the extent to which those authors provided a complete (content validity) and accurate (face validity) operationalization in the design of their measures
Guidelines for Media Literacy Interventions in the Digital Age
The purpose of this essay is to present a systematic procedure to help educators, researchers, and others design successful media literacy interventions. The essay begins with a review of three literatures (naturalistic interventions, educational evaluations, and social scientific studies of media effects) as a foundation for a seven-step procedure: (1) Begin with a clear conceptualization of media literacy, (2) determine your learning objectives, (3) analyze targetsâ histories, (4) design the treatment to focus on real needs, (5) administer the intervention, (6) measure individualsâ outcomes and processes, and (7) analyzed what worked and why
Polarized QPOs from the INTEGRAL polar IGRJ14536-5522 (=Swift J1453.4-5524)
We report optical spectroscopy and high speed photometry and polarimetry of
the INTEGRAL source IGRJ14536-5522 (=Swift J1453.4-5524). The photometry,
polarimetry and spectroscopy are modulated on an orbital period of 3.1564(1)
hours. Orbital circularly polarized modulations are seen from 0 to -18 per
cent, unambiguously identifying IGRJ14536-5522 as a polar.
Some of the high speed photometric data show modulations that are consistent
with quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) on the order of 5-6 minutes.
Furthermore, for the first time, we detect the (5-6) minute QPOs in the
circular polarimetry. We discuss the possible origins of these QPOs. We also
include details of HIPPO, a new high-speed photo-polarimeter used for some of
our observations.Comment: Accepted for publication by MNRAS. The paper contains 7 figures and 1
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âI kind of had an avatar switchâ : the role of the self in engagement with an interactive TV drama
This paper reports results from a study which examined
viewersâ cognitive and affective responses to an interactive
TV drama. Ten participants were videoed interacting with
âOur World Warâ [1], and then interviewed about their
experience using the video playback as a retrospective
prompt. An interpretative framework was designed to guide
analysis by probing themes of narrative engagement
identified in previous literature. We report findings relating to five themes of engagement: cognitive, affective,
perspective taking, competence and autonomy, and
transportation. Our data adds to the existing literature on
interactive stories by highlighting the pivotal role of the self in engaging with interactive drama, with self-reflection emerging within each theme. We conclude that two experiential states drive engagement: a transported
experience; and one in which self-reflection limits transportation
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