2009 Volume 15 Issue 2 Pages 35-49
Recently, it is said that media literacy education is important in Japan. However, the expansion and penetration into the public school curriculum is limited and inconsistent. We compared curriculums for media literacy education of advanced countries, namely Britain, Canada and Australia to understand the designs which are part of the state education curriculum in each country. We evaluated the system and used the conclusions to improve media literacy education in Japan. As a result, we noted three factors which are important to consider in the design of media literacy education and are as follows: (1) it should be studied at all levels; (2) it should develop critical thinking systematically; (3) it should be taught in a cross-curricular way. Moreover, we understand that it is also important to promote teacher training and in-service training of teachers.
