Why media literacy is transformative of the Irish education system: a statement in advocacy
Laura Kinsella
Abstract:
Is it a ‘right’ to understand and participate in media? Is it a ‘right’ to be able to access and use online functions, tools and platforms? This chapter assumes a position of advocacy. With specific attention to Ireland, the importance of media literacy is outlined as an enabler of the other functions of citizenship.
Key words
media literacy
media education
Ireland
interactivity
information society
imagined communities
multiliteracies
It is the entitlement and birthright of every person born in the island of Ireland, which includes its islands and seas, to be part of the Irish Nation. That is also the entitlement of ...
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