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Media competence in children aged 9 to 12 in Brazilian settings

Abstract

This paper presents the findings of the research “Media Competences in Brazilian and Euro-American Settings”, which aimed at analyzing media competence in children aged 9 to 12 to enable researchers, educators and policy-makers to promote their development. The study was carried out by the Brazilian team of the Euro-American Inter-University Research Network on Media Literacy for Citizenship (ALFAMED) and the data was collected through questionnaires applied in five Brazilian regions. Results indicate that media competence, particularly regarding interaction processes and ideology and values dimensions, is still underdeveloped, which indicates the urgent need for teachers and experts’ attention.

Keywords
Media competence; Media literacy; Alfamed; Media Education; Communication and Education

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