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ERIC Number: ED675260
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Apr
Pages: 34
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Evaluation of NewsWise Family Workshops: Media Literacy in Community Settings
I. Picton
National Literacy Trust
NewsWise is an award-winning news-literacy programme aimed at children aged 7 to 11. NewsWise created family workshops that were designed to support children aged 10 to 11 in Birmingham and the West Midlands to develop their ability to critically analyse online media and news and develop resilience to mis- and disinformation. Running between January 2023 and March 2024, the project trained 25 community facilitators, including librarians, community-centre workers and youth leaders to run engaging family workshops using high-quality resources to support media literacy activities. This report focuses on evaluation data from eight facilitators, 68 adults (parents/carers) and 149 children who took part in the project during 2023 and 2024. A mixed-methods approach was used to determine the extent to which objectives were reached, based on adult and child self-report surveys and feedback forms. Throughout the project, further insights were gathered through expert panels and feedback from the project team. Findings from this evaluation of the workshops project show that taking part appeared to increase facilitators' and families' knowledge and confidence around online media and news literacy. Feedback suggested that this model, providing training and flexible resources for workshops in libraries and community organisations, was perceived to be a successful approach. Qualitative data emphasised that sessions were relevant and engaging for children, and greatly valued by parents. [This report was created with NewsWise, The Guardian Foundation, and the PSHE Association.]
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Literacy Trust (United Kingdom)
Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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