The Study of the Dimensions of Media and Information Literacy in the Formal and Public Education System of the Country

Abstract

The Ministry of Education is one of the most formal educational institutions in the country and has a substantial role as a source of social development. In today's media dominated world, this group, as the center of community science, is under the influence of media activities inside and outside the country. The purpose of this study was to investigate the dimensions of media and information literacy in the formal and public education system of the country, in line with upgrading the media and information literacy. The results indicate that these dimensions include: 1) training methods, 2) educational levels, 3) separation of the media, 4) determining the target community, and 5) educational content. In this research, the target community refers to teachers and educators engaged in the education organization. Based on the findings, determining these dimensions has an important role in improving the media and information literacy of the targetcommunity. The statistical population of the study was media literacy experts and the data were collected based on semi-structured interviews, as far as theoretical saturation is achieved. The research method was themeanalysis.

Keywords

• media literacy
• education of media literacy
• formal education and public education