Bridging the gap? The impact of a media literacy educational intervention
Year of production: 2020
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Full title: Bridging the gap? The impact of a media literacy educational intervention on news media literacy, political knowledge, political efficacy among lower-educated youth
Scholars generally agree that there is a gap between lower- and higher-educated citizens on civic competence, which solidifies during adolescence. This two-wave panel study examines how an educational intervention focused on
media literacy influences civic competence among lower-educated youth (age 16 to 26). Additionally, the level of civic involvement among participants is tested on three measures of civic competence:
news media literacy, political efficacy and political knowledge. The findings suggest that the educational program has influenced the level of political efficacy and
news media literacy. Furthermore, participants with the most active involvement in the program, i.e. co-created the educational video material, also showed the strongest improvements of political efficacy and political knowledge.
Recommended Citation
Geers, S., Boukes, M., & Moeller, J. (2020). Bridging the gap? The impact of a
media literacy educational intervention on
news media literacy, political knowledge, political efficacy among lower-educated youth. Journal of
Media Literacy Education, 12(2), 41-53. https://doi.org/10.23860/JMLE-2020-12-2-4