Media Literacy and Media Education Research Methods: A Handbook
London; New York: Routledge (2024), x, 332 pp.
Contains index
Series: Routledge Research in Media Literacy and Education
ISBN 978-1-003-04536-6 (ebook); 978-0-367-49264-9 (hbk)
"This handbook interrogates the foundations of media literacy and media education research from a methodological standpoint. It provides a detailed, illustrated overview of key methods used in the study of media literacy and media education. Further, it reveals the diversity of this research field and organizes this diversity by using three categories of investigation: media practices, educational initiatives, and prescriptive discourses. The book offers valuable reference points and tools for exploring the range of research methods used to study media literacy and media education and how these methods connect to epistemological stances, theoretical frameworks, and research questions. It serves as a guide for researchers who wish to position themselves, reflect on the methods they use or are considering using, and compare and contrast them against alternative or complementary approaches." (Publisher description)
Introduction: navigating the field of media literacy and media education through its research methods: media practices, educational initiatives, and prescriptive discourses / Normand Landry and Pierre Fastrez, 1
PART 1: MEDIA PRACTICES, 21
1 Documenting media practices to define media literacy competence: a qualitative approach / Pierre Fastrez and Jerry Jacques, 23
2 Studying the media education practices of young children at home: methodological lessons from a cross-national qualitative study on digital activities at home / Stephane Chaudron, Rosanna Di Gioia, Cristina Aliagas Marin, Marina Kotrla Topic, Mari-Ann Letnes, Bojana Lobe, Mitsuko Matsumoto, Charles L. Mifsud, David Poveda, and Anca Velicu, 45
3 Participatory action research and media literacy: toward engaged, accountable, and collaborative knowledge production with marginalized communities / Koen Leurs, Çigdem Bozdag, Annamária Neag, and Sanne Sprenger, 62
4 Observing literacy practices in the "Third Space": research methods / John Potter, 80
5 Researching media literacy practices using both critical and posthuman inquiry / Donna Alvermann, William Wright, and Ellen Wynne, 97
PART 2: EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, 117
6 Methodological considerations in researching teachers' views and practices of media literacy / Csilla Weninger and Wei Jhen Liang, 119
7 A research methodology aimed at analyzing teaching practices in relation to the development of digital skills in a university setting / Marie-Michèle Lemieux, 141
8 Design-based research into the co-creation of teaching activities for the theoretical refinement of a multimodal media literacy competency model / Nathalie Lacelle and Martin Lalonde, 161
9 Quantitative methods for assessing media literacy in evaluations of health promotion intervention programs using media literacy education / Christina V. Dodson, Tracy M. Scull, and Janis B. Kupersmidt, 181
10 Issues of pedagogy, alignment, and context in assessing measures of media literacy / Renee Hobbs, 200
PART 3: PRESCRIPTIVE DISCOURSES, 221
11 Analyzing public policies on media education: from modalization to modeling of official discourses: proposed methodologies for a socio-anthropological approach to the analysis of institutional discourses in international comparison / Marlène Loicq, 223
12 Analyzing school curricula, training programs, and learning material: a method in media education / Normand Landry and Chantal Roussel, 241
13 Quick-scan analysis as a method to analyze and compare media literacy frameworks / Leo Van Audenhove, Catalina Iordache, Wendy Van den Broeck, and Ilse Mariën, 263
14 Critical discourse studies for research on media and information literacy projects: an illustrated discussion of seven methodological considerations / Jan Zienkowski and Geoffroy Patriarche, 288
15 Rethinking media education policy research and advocacy: a deliberative approach / Gretchen King, 305
PART 1: MEDIA PRACTICES, 21
1 Documenting media practices to define media literacy competence: a qualitative approach / Pierre Fastrez and Jerry Jacques, 23
2 Studying the media education practices of young children at home: methodological lessons from a cross-national qualitative study on digital activities at home / Stephane Chaudron, Rosanna Di Gioia, Cristina Aliagas Marin, Marina Kotrla Topic, Mari-Ann Letnes, Bojana Lobe, Mitsuko Matsumoto, Charles L. Mifsud, David Poveda, and Anca Velicu, 45
3 Participatory action research and media literacy: toward engaged, accountable, and collaborative knowledge production with marginalized communities / Koen Leurs, Çigdem Bozdag, Annamária Neag, and Sanne Sprenger, 62
4 Observing literacy practices in the "Third Space": research methods / John Potter, 80
5 Researching media literacy practices using both critical and posthuman inquiry / Donna Alvermann, William Wright, and Ellen Wynne, 97
PART 2: EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, 117
6 Methodological considerations in researching teachers' views and practices of media literacy / Csilla Weninger and Wei Jhen Liang, 119
7 A research methodology aimed at analyzing teaching practices in relation to the development of digital skills in a university setting / Marie-Michèle Lemieux, 141
8 Design-based research into the co-creation of teaching activities for the theoretical refinement of a multimodal media literacy competency model / Nathalie Lacelle and Martin Lalonde, 161
9 Quantitative methods for assessing media literacy in evaluations of health promotion intervention programs using media literacy education / Christina V. Dodson, Tracy M. Scull, and Janis B. Kupersmidt, 181
10 Issues of pedagogy, alignment, and context in assessing measures of media literacy / Renee Hobbs, 200
PART 3: PRESCRIPTIVE DISCOURSES, 221
11 Analyzing public policies on media education: from modalization to modeling of official discourses: proposed methodologies for a socio-anthropological approach to the analysis of institutional discourses in international comparison / Marlène Loicq, 223
12 Analyzing school curricula, training programs, and learning material: a method in media education / Normand Landry and Chantal Roussel, 241
13 Quick-scan analysis as a method to analyze and compare media literacy frameworks / Leo Van Audenhove, Catalina Iordache, Wendy Van den Broeck, and Ilse Mariën, 263
14 Critical discourse studies for research on media and information literacy projects: an illustrated discussion of seven methodological considerations / Jan Zienkowski and Geoffroy Patriarche, 288
15 Rethinking media education policy research and advocacy: a deliberative approach / Gretchen King, 305
