Mean Girls and Tough Boys: Children's Meaning Making and Media Literacy Lessons on Gender and Bullying in the United States

Intervening in the Media's Influence on Stereotypes of Race and Ethnicity: The Role of Media Literacy Education

“…To this end, the analysis identified themes in students' homework responses that represent the ways in which they made sense of the lessons. The study draws from prior analyses of the themes present in early adolescents' qualitative responses to a media literacy curriculum on violence and gender stereotypes (Scharrer & Wortman Raring, 2012;Walsh, Sekarasih, & Scharrer, 2014).…”

To guide or to be the sage: children’s responses to varying facilitator prompts following a media literacy education curriculum in the United States

“…in each lesson, facilitators introduced concepts using standardized PowerPoint presentations interspersed with current, age-appropriate media images and video clips. The lessons were a variation of a curriculum that had been successfully utilized by the members of the research team in prior work (Walsh, Sekarasih, & Scharrer, 2014). Throughout the presentation, facilitators encouraged students to participate in discussions that incorporated students' personal experiences with and critiques of media.…”

Using Media Literacy to Counter Stereotypical Images of Blacks and Latinos at a Predominantly White University

“…This approach encourages audiences to think critically not only about media (e.g., who creates the messages and why) but also about how these messages affect our perceptions of people who identify with other social groups (Tisdell & Thompson, 2007;Yosso, 2002). This approach has been used in several media literacy programs for various topics such as reducing gender stereotypes (Walsh, Sekarasih, & Scharrer, 2014), improving body image (Chambers & Alexander, 2007;Wade, Davidson, & O'Dea, 2003), and understanding media violence (Scharrer, 2006).…”