Developing a curriculum for media literacy education in order to enhance discipline and social security: a qualitative study.

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• J Torkzadeh ¹
• R Marzughi
• M Mohammadi
• H Ahmadi
• N Joukar ²

¹ shiraz university

² emam housein university

Abstract

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to developing a curriculum for media literacy teaching to enhance the social security and safety of media users. Based on the qualitative design and case study method, the concepts and elements necessary for the developing of a curriculum for media literacy by using open-ended and semi-structured questionnaire through targeted sampling and theoretical saturation technique with experts and faculty members of the Department of Communication Science and media and social sciences in Tehran, Allame Tabatabai, Shiraz, Imam Hussein (AS), Sura and Imam Sadegh (AS) institute universities.
Then, the data were categorized and organized using the Nvivo software through theme analysis, analysised and findings organized in the form of a basic, organizing, and comprehensive content network. The qualitative data validation method was used to reconcile the results of the content network and to analyze the documents. Based on the results, media literacy curriculum with dimensions such as content, logic, goals, methods, and learning environment are organized as themes. These themes have different dimensions and levels with a variety of basic content that should be considered in developing a media literacy curriculum.

Keywords

• curriculum
• media literacy curriculum
• discipline
• Social security

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