Digital literacy, fake news and education

Authors: McDougall, J., Brites, M.J., Couto, M.J. and Lucas, C.

Journal: Cultura y Educacion

Volume: 31

Issue: 2

Pages: 203-212

eISSN: 1578-4118

ISSN: 1135-6405

DOI: 10.1080/11356405.2019.1603632

Abstract:

The role of digital literacy in strengthening citizens' resilience to misinformation and 'fake news' has been the subject of research projects and networking and academic and policy discourses in recent years, given prominence by an escalation of the perceived crisis following election and referendum results in the US and UK respectively. This special issue sets out to take forward critical dialogue in the field of media and digital literacy education by publishing rigorous research on the subject. The research disseminated in this collection speaks to the political and economic contexts for 'fake news', the complex issue of trust and the risks of educational solutionism; questions of definition and policy implementation; teaching about specific subgenres such as YouTube and clickbait; international comparisons of pedagogic approaches and challenges for teachers in this changing ecosystem.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32314/

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Digital literacy, fake news and education

Authors: McDougall, J., Brites, M.-J., Couto, M.-J. and Lucas, C.

Journal: CULTURA Y EDUCACION

Volume: 31

Issue: 2

Pages: 203-212

eISSN: 1578-4118

ISSN: 1135-6405

DOI: 10.1080/11356405.2019.1603632

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32314/

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Special Edition: Digital Literacy, Fake News and Education

Authors: McDougall, J.

Editors: McDougall, J., Lucas, C., Brites, M. and Couto, M.

Journal: Cultura y Educacion

Publisher: Fundacion Infancia y Aprendizaje

ISSN: 1578-4118

DOI: 10.1080/11356405.2019.1603632

Abstract:

A revolution is going on at the very moment you read these words and you are repeatedly participating in it every time you log in. As with every revolution, the digital one started from a passion, a vision, an urgency to spread, and the promise of qualitative changes to come. One such change was the recent declaration of the United Nations (2016) on considering internet access a basic human right. How spread is this right across Europe? Is it the case that the digital is fundamentally changing literacy? What is the landscape of digital literacy and education interactions across European countries? What challenges does digital literacy pose to education in Europe? (Brites, 2017: https://www.is1401eln.eu/en/gca/index.php?id=149)

Since the report was published, the issue of fake news has been high on the agenda for media and digital literacy academics, teachers and researchers and the need for education to offer a preventative antidote to the dangers of fake news has been in the public discourse.

Therefore, the editors of this special issue, having been involved in the COST network, its research reports and training events, wish to collect and publish empirical work from the field of digital literacy as the next step in this investigation into digital literacy education and also to frame this research in the context of resilience to fake news. Whilst the COST reports focus on Europe, this special issue will publish research from a broader international scope.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32314/

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/11356405.2018.1429354

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Digital Literacy, Fake News and Education

Authors: McDougall, J., Brites, M.J., Couto, M.J. and Lucas, C.

Journal: Cultura y Educacion

Volume: 31

Issue: 2

Pages: 203-212

ISSN: 1578-4118

Abstract:

The role of digital literacy in strengthening citizens’ resilience to misinformation and ‘fake news’ has been the subject of research projects and networking and academic and policy discourses in recent years, given prominence by an escalation of the perceived crisis following election and referendum results in the US and UK respectively. This special issue sets out to take forward critical dialogue in the field of media and digital literacy education by publishing rigorous research on the subject. The research disseminated in this collection speaks to the political and economic contexts for ‘fake news’, the complex issue of trust and the risks of educational solutionism; questions of definition and policy implementation; teaching about specific subgenres such as YouTube and clickbait; international comparisons of pedagogic approaches and challenges for teachers in this changing ecosystem.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32314/

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