The Malta National Report forms part of a Europe-wide project on the use of digital technologies by families with young children in Malta. The study, which was conducted in conjunction with the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Union, discusses the level of technologisation of childhood in Malta, the use of digital devices by families, finding the right balance when using technology, and the changing role of parents and their concerns. Recommendations are made about the integration of digital and non-digital practises, promoting emergent literacy, internet safety, school curricula and teacher preparation, strengthening of home-school links, the role of libraries, use of technology in bilingual and mutilingual settings, technology use policy, and public awareness about the impact of digital technologies. ; peer-reviewed
This article studies the notion of everyday citizenship, understood as episodes repeating themselves from 'event' to 'practice', by journeying into several sites of adult migrants' literacy education in contemporary Finland in a storytelling format. Its primary focus lies on the politics of gender in literacy classrooms and the informal sites of literacy learning. It also seeks to develop a method of writing about social change in a politically loaded context which has caused the 'field' of literacy education to remain silent to wider society about its everyday practices.
As populations become more mobile, so interest grows in bi- and multilingualism, particularly in the context of education. This volume focuses on the singular situation in Israel, whose complex multiculturalism has Hebrew and Arabic as official languages, English as an academic and political language, and tongues such as Russian and Amharic spoken by immigrants. Presenting research on bi- and trilingualism in Israel from a multitude of perspectives, the book focuses on four aspects of multilingualism and literacy in Israel: Arabic-Hebrew bilingual education and Arabic literacy development; sec
Socialization needs to be carried out in order to introduce and educate parents in realizing sustainable literacy activities. This activity aims to socialize literacy activities and read aloud methods as an alternative in carrying out literacy activities at home, so as to foster interest in reading students. This dedication activity is carried out using presentation, discussion, and demonstration methods. This activity is carried out on 28 parents of grade I SDN Harapan Baru III students. The result is that parents are very enthusiastic and can practice reading aloud activities to students. This activity is also an alternative to bridging the roles of parents and students in learning to read, so the parents could understand their role and contribution to the implementation of the school literacy movement as a government program. Keywords: School Literacy Movement, Read Aloud. Abstrak Sosialisasi perlu dilakukan dalam rangka mengenalkan dan mengedukasi orang tua dalam mewujudkan kegiatan literasi yang berkesinambungan. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk mensosialisasikan kegiatan literasi dan metode read aloud sebagai salah satu alternatif dalam melakukan kegiatan literasi di rumah, sehingga menumbuhkembangkan minat baca siswa. Kegiatan pengabdian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode presentasi, diskusi, dan demonstrasi. Pengabdian kepada masyarakat dilakukan terhadap orang tua siswa kelas I SDN Harapan Baru III sebanyak 28 orang. Hasilnya orang tua sangat antusias dan dapat mempraktikan kegiatan read aloud kepada siswa. Kegiatan pengabdian ini juga menjadi salah satu alternatif dalam menjembatani peran orang tua dan siswa dalam melakukan pembelajaran membaca, sehingga orang tua memahami peran dan kontribusinya dalam pelaksanaan kegiatan gerakan literasi sekolah sebagai program pemerintah. Kata kunci: Gerakan Literasi Sekolah, Read Aloud.
This book looks at the first ten years of the African Union. This is the second in a series of books that will be produced each year from annual conferences held on the multi-faceted issue of African liberation. The key themes of the book explore ways of improving the effectiveness of the African Union, fostering unity amongst African countries through entrenchment of pan-Africanism, and building ownership of the African Union by the African people and their communities. In addition, the thoughts of key figures of pan-Africanism and black emancipation, such as Sylvester Williams and Frantz Fan
The main problem discussed in this research is the implementation of Al-Qur'an literacy in fostering the religious characters of SMA/SMK students in Sidenreng Rappang Regency. To address to the aforementioned problems, the researcher used several approaches namely pedagogic, historical, and sociological approaches. The sources of data in this research consisted of primary and secondary research data. The data were obtained from books, literature related to the topic, and other supporting documents. The research instrument of this research was the researcher himself as the key instrument. In addition, the researcher further developed new instruments such as observation guidelines, interview guidelines, and documentation. All three instruments were used to collect data in the research field. The results of this study indicated that the implementation of Al-Qur'an literacy carried out at SMA/SMK in Sidenreng Rappang has been in the forms of 15-minute Al-Quran recitation and tadarrus and Kultum activity. The activities have been conducted regularly on Friday. In terms of the opportunities, there are two factors influencing the program implementation namely the internal and the external factors. For the internal factors, it was evident that the program has been supported by the school principal. Other internal factors were the availability of competent teachers, adequate facilities, and the Al-qur'an to be owned by all students. All those factors have helped the successful implementation of the program. For the external factors, it was suggested that the local government has involved in supporting the program. For example, the provincial government has regulated to obligate schools to implement Al-qur'an literacy program in schools. However, despite some opportunities, a number of obstacles has been found. The problems such as the minimal allocation of time given to run the program and the inabilitiy of students to read the Al-Qur'an have appeared during the implementation of the program. Besides, the students did not seem to be aware of the literacy program implemented in schools. Therefore, the Al-Qur'an literacy program could not be implemented optimally. Despite the problems, decent religious characters could be instilled on some students such as honesty, responsibility, discipline, and care.
This article is based on qualitative research with adult literacy practitioners and learners in the north of England. The author draws on interview and focus group data to identify their perspectives on adult literacies and compares these with the understandings of literacy on which current policy-making for adult literacy in England is based. The research revealed a wide range of ways in which literacy is understood in practice, compared with a much narrower conceptualisation in current policy. The article concludes that teachers' and learners' perspectives on adult literacies reinforce the notion that literacy is not a fixed concept, but that its meanings and uses vary according to time and context. It argues, however, that a policy environment based on an understanding of literacy which emphasizes employability and economic outcomes creates challenges for teachers and learners to maintain their own perspectives in relation to what literacy constitutes and what is important in adult literacy education. (DIPF/Orig.)
SeeRECORDING. This keynote is both a practical and strategic view of information literacy from my perspective as a Senior Lecturer in Educational Development at City University, London and Chair of the UK's Information Literacy Group. I'll reflect on the experiences I have had since leaving the library profession and moving into the field of educational development, which involves working with faculty to enhance teaching and learning and to develop their curricula. Since taking on this role I have had rich conversations with academic staff about all aspects of information literacy, often under other guises. I've recently undertaken a small-scale study to understand their approach to thinking about the related concepts of digital literacy and open practice and I'll discuss some findings from this research. Faculty express concerns about how to create independent learners in the age where information is abundant, but knowledge is still scarce and privileged. Those who complete my module on the same topics have reflected on the plethora of terms and frameworks which are designed to support them which in fact sometimes leave them further confused. I'll also draw on a recent chapter I wrote (Secker, 2018) on the trouble that terminology can cause, when we try to collaborate with both academic staff and with colleagues in other areas of learning support. The second part of my keynote will focus on the efforts of the UK's Information Literacy Group (ILG) to broaden the definition of information literacy and to try to get the concept recognised outside the library. In many ways there are parallels between the work I do at an institutional level and the efforts of the group to raise awareness of information literacy more broadly. In April 2018 the ILG launched a new definition of information literacy and much of the efforts of the group have been to build links with organisations and people outside of the library sector. For us to achieve true universal information literacy, as Paul Zurkowski first envisaged, (Zurkowski, 1974) I will argue information literacy needs to become an ongoing concern or everyone who works in education, government, the media or who cares about social justice. I'll end by considering the challenges and opportunities that collaboration presents whether it is librarians, academics and other professional staff in education or policy makers and other organisations working with those outside the library world. Collaboration is vital for information literacy to become truly embedded into all aspects of formal and informal learning and to achieve the goal of universal information literacy that Zurkowski first envisaged. However, we still have a big task ahead of us to achieve this. I will attempt to consider the lessons I've learnt from working in this field for over 15 years, and advocate for a vision of information literacy that extends far beyond the library community. I'll draw on the work and the framework in developed in 2011 (Secker and Coonan, 2013) to explore how we can rethink information literacy and provide a framework for supporting learning in the digital age.
Cultural literacy, as a set of values and dispositions developed through dialogue and constructive argumentation with people representing different cultural identities, is an essential skillset of a twenty‐first‐century citizen in any part of today's world. Especially within the current European landscape of continuous immigration and change, the fluidity and rhetoricity of identity construction require a notion of citizenship education that can adapt to this dynamic process. Moreover, the practical aspects of being a citizen in its authentic, global, democratic sense are not sufficiently emphasized within current curricula. In this paper, we present an innovative citizenship education curriculum based on dialogic, argumentative and cultural literacy skills, which addresses this gap through proposing discursive practices of cultural identity construction at a collaborative level (small group or whole class) inspired by wordless texts (picture books and animated films) on core civic cultural values such as tolerance, empathy and inclusion. Through applying a design‐based research methodology with teachers from three education levels and four European countries, we conclude that dialogic lesson plans aiming at the development of cultural literacy dispositions can act as an innovative and adaptive citizenship education curriculum in diverse contexts.
In: Waluya, A.H.(2018). Hubungan Persepsi Masyarakat Kota Serang Tentang Hukum Syariah Menabung Di Bank Dengan Tingkat Literasi Keuangan Syariah. Al-Infaq Jurnal Ekonomi Islam, 9 (1), 52-63
Digital literacy of a woman is still a crucial problem, particularly on the social media. Many articles indicate that a woman as a potential audience target of consumption and contribution of information hoax. The goal of this research is to identifying of the affectivities of woman digital literacy on using digital media primarily on social media. Subject of the research is the Indonesian Army's wives Association (PERSIT) Skadron 31 PUSPENERBAD Semarang. The method that is used in this case is qualitative method to observing and sharpening of information and analysis among resource discoveries. Result of research indicates that the wives of army mostly using social media in gaining information by using social media of gaining information by the way of accessing it with mobile-phone. Respondents use social media to exchanging information, preserving friendship relation, purchasing and marketing on-line, vacation and self-actualization. Socialization and warning are forwarding routinely during the meeting of the association. Regarding digital literacy it gives positive side and the women understand the negative side as well and its consequences of using digital media which is not appropriate, even the impact is not to those concerned but the family and the institution as well. At the PERSIT organization it is still strongly military hierarchy culture such as reprimand from the superior which gives repentance impact to the members that have been proven of misusing the digital media.
Intro -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- The Needed Skills in the New Media Culture -- Enabling Participation -- Why We Should Teach Media Literacy: Three Core Problems -- What Should We Teach? Rethinking Literacy -- Core Media Literacy Skills -- Who Should Respond? A Systemic Approach to Media Education -- The Challenge Ahead: Ensuring that All Benefit from the Expanding Media Landscape -- Notes
Existe en la actualidad un importante debate social sobre la proliferación de noticias falseadas (fake news) en los medios de comunicación y en las redes sociales, especialmente, por el deterioro que estas suponen para los sistemas democráticos, en general, y para el periodismo, en particular. Por esta razón, los estudios sobre periodismo y comunicación afrontan con urgencia el reto de re-conceptualizar un fenómeno que ha existido siempre, pero que cobra nueva vida en el actual entorno mediático. En este contexto, emerge la teoría y práctica de lo que ha venido a llamarse alfabetización periodística (news literacy). Realizamos aquí un breve examen del estado de la cuestión, desde un punto de vista conceptual. Repasamos las teorías, recientes y clásicas, referidas a las noticias falseadas, a partir de una revisión de la principal bibliografía sobre el tema. Como conclusión, proponemos una base conceptual que puede establecer un puente entre las citadas teorías y la práctica de la alfabetización periodística en el marco más amplio de las políticas de alfabetización mediática. ; There is currently an essential social debate concerning the proliferation of fake news in the media and on social networks, primarily due to the deterioration that it poses to democratic systems in general and journalism. For this reason, studies on journalism and communication face the challenge of urgently re-conceptualizing a phenomenon that has always existed but has recently resurged in the current media environment. In this context, theory and practice have emerged from the recent sub-field known as news literacy. We briefly examine state of the art from a conceptual point of view. We review the recent and classic theories regarding fake news based on a review of the main bibliography on the subject. In conclusion, we propose a conceptual basis that can bridge the cited theories and the practice of news literacy in the broader framework of media literacy policies.
The chapters in this international collectioninvestigate a wide range of theorizations of rurality and literacy; literatepractices and pedagogies; questions of place, space, and sustainability; andrepresentations of rurality that challenge simplistic conceptions of standardizedliteracy and the real-and-imagined world beyond the metropolis