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Review of Literature on Media Literacy
Author(s) -
Potter W. James
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
sociology compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1751-9020
DOI - 10.1111/soc4.12041
Subject(s) - media literacy , variety (cybernetics) , literacy , sociology , institution , information literacy , psychological intervention , media studies , social science , psychology , pedagogy , computer science , artificial intelligence , psychiatry
Media literacy is a topic that has attracted a wide variety of scholars as well as non‐scholars. This review begins with an analysis of how media literacy has been defined by the range of contributors to the huge and growing literature on media literacy. The review then lays out the big picture concerning media literacy interventions as well as how media literacy has been regarded within the institution of public education. The review concludes with a series of recommendations about conceptualizations, research, and instruction.