Promoting media-based learning to organisations and practitioners through local training and networking events, online resources and knowledge sharing

Charting Media & Learning in Europe 2012

The Romanian ChapterNicoleta Fotiade

ActiveWatch, Romania10 April 2023 1

The MEDEAnet Survey 2012

• 2nd in a series of three reports • AIM: to chart the media and learning

landscape in Europe• MORE Specifically: it describes the situation at

national and regional level for Estonia, Greece, Romania, Baden-Wurttemberg (DE), Flanders (BE) and Upper Austria.

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The MEDEAnet Survey 2012

• It builds on the contents of the first report• MAIN FOCUS on curriculum design and

highlights of good practice,• DISTINCTION between (a) media-based

learning and (b) education for media literacy.

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Media Literacy (ML) Definitions

• Diversity of perspectives of the MEDEAnet partners,

• 3 important common components of the ML definitions: ability, opportunity and attitude

(please see Comparative Exercise in report).

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The MEDEAnet Survey 2012MAIN CONCLUSIONS

• Minimal changes in ME policy,• Strong difference in the national initiatives for

ME (possible reason: difference in school autonomy),

• A variety of ways integrating ML in curriculum,• Possible discrepancy between ML in curriculum

and effective daily classroom practice,• Still space for growth from the ICT approach to

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The MEDEAnet Survey 2012MAIN Recommendations

• National policy should acknowledge media literacy for compulsory education (RO/GR/BG/EE)

• Better coordination at state level to put media education into practice (DE/BE/AUS),

• More investment in teacher training (all partner countries),

• More academic research and dialogue between media and education researchers and the teaching staff.

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Promoting media-based learning to organisations and practitioners through local training and networking events, online resources and knowledge sharing

The ROMANIAN Chapter

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The ROMANIAN Chapter – FINDINGS

At education policy level:• Still no mention of media literacy in its wider

understanding in policy papers,• In 2012 several media and learning upgrades

(focus on ICT education and e-learning).

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The ROMANIAN Chapter FINDINGS

• Media education is available sporadically for high school students, much less for younger children, and nearly at all for adults.

• Quasi-absence of academic research in the field of media and education and training programs.

• Lack of institutional support for teachers willing to innovate.

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Curriculum Design – data collection

• 608 subject curriculum documents (key-word search),

• Compulsory education,• Both core and optional national school

curricula.

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M&L Relevant CurriculumM&L Curricula in the Romanian Compulsory Education

Level of Education

Total number of subject

curriculum documents

studied

Number of curriculum

documents with M&L references

Primary education 30 9 (30%)

Secondary general education

Gimnazium (5th to 8th grade) 23 14 (61%)

Highschool (including

professional and technology education)

555 187 (34%)

Total 608 210 (35%)

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Keywords in the Curriculum (primary/secondary)

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The ROMANIAN Chapter – M&L in the Curriculum

• Although most of the M&L references indeed present in the core curriculum of secondary education, not mandatory in practice.

• Mainly teaching-with-the-media recommendations, very few learning objectives with media literacy relevance.

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The ROMANIAN Chapter – M&L in the Curriculum

• ICT education - optional at primary school level and compulsory during secondary education,

• Media education as a separate optional subject and embedded into the Social Studies core curriculum (12th grade, 18-19 years old),

• Also several integrated-modules in civic education curriculum (lower secondary education).

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The ROMANIAN Chapter – Recommendations

• Media literacy – important for the present curriculum reform,

• Support for teacher training programs, • Academic involvement is key – research,

training and dialogue with teachers for a nation-wide integration of media literacy in formal education.

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Thank you

Visit our websitewww.medeanet.eu

For further questions nicoleta@activewatch.ro

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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission