THS SCHOOL AND THE WORLD: assumptions for the integration of current events into the classroom

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20873/uft.2447-4266.2018v4n4p638

Keywords:

children, critical thinking, media, school, current events

Abstract

In a globalized world, where social and technological transformations are taking place, school must provide learning models in order to help children in the development of media literacy skills. Based in this question, we develop this research to understand and discuss about how the school context is helping children to know about the global and the immediate world. Through the application of questionnaires to a sample of 690 portuguese children (8-12 years old), we conclude that the school doesn`t integrate current events in the classroom, although students demonstrate the need to address these topics in this context.

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Author Biography

Patrícia Silveira, Universidade do Minho

Doutorada e Licenciada em Ciências da Comunicação. Docente da Universidade Católica Portuguesa e da Universidade Europeia, e investigadora integrada do Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade (CECS) da Universidade do Minho. E-mail: ana_da_silveira@hotmail.com

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Published

2018-06-29

How to Cite

SILVEIRA, Patrícia. THS SCHOOL AND THE WORLD: assumptions for the integration of current events into the classroom. Observatory Journal, [S. l.], v. 4, n. 4, p. 638–659, 2018. DOI: 10.20873/uft.2447-4266.2018v4n4p638. Disponível em: https://sistemas.uft.edu.br/periodicos/index.php/observatorio/article/view/3877. Acesso em: 27 dec. 2024.