How Rural Schoolchildren and Teachers Read TV Dramas: A Case Study on Critical Media Literacy in Turkey

Abstract

This qualitative study attempts to determine favorite TV dramas of children from two rural schools and analyze children’s discourse about messages and values of TV dramas. As parallel to children’s views, teacher perceptions on critical media literacy were investigated in the study. This study aims to explore the content—messages/values—of popular TV dramas through the eyes of fifth-grade students and teachers in two rural schools in Turkey. This study was conducted in two rural public elementary schools in the district of Aydin, Turkey, in 2007. Six volunteer children aged between 10 and 13 (three girls and three boys) and three teachers from two different rural schools were included in this case study. Semistructured interview forms for teachers and children were developed and used in this research for data collection.

Enhancement of Communication Skills of Agricultural Scientists Through Increased Exposure on Mass Media: An Exploratory Study

“…The electronic media and communication tools have a much strong impact on educational environments than any other medium (Asnafi and Hamidi, 2008). Many social scientists and academicians have done research and verified the better understanding of farmers and other stakeholders toward the adoption of relevant knowledge (Gamon et al, 1992;Akar-Vural, 2010;Faiola et al, 2010). The results of their research indicate that varied tools and media are employed by extension educators for the communication of innovative technologies to the farming community.…”