Browsing by Author "Lahti, Lotta-Henriina"

Research’s goal was to find out how pre-schoolers guardians understand media and media education. Previous researches have investigated media education notions of early education professionals and comprehensive schools teachers. This research tries to provide new information about pre-schoolers guardian’s notions. The research was conducted in two pre-school groups in spring 2018. The study is a qualitative research, and the research strategy is phenomenographic. 21 guardians took part in this research. Niikkos (2003) four-phase analysis model was used in the analysis of the materials. The analytical model sorts the material into groups of upper classes, which are formed of several different lowercase categories. Conclusion of this research is that pre-schoolers guardians understand media as communication and tools. Pre-schooler’s media they understood as tools and environment. Guardians understood media education as an implementation, familiarization and development of educational skills. The guardians thought that media education supports child’s media criticism and helps notice separation of fact and fiction. Guardians hoped that media education took into consideration children’s interests and what children face in their lives. In this way guardians felt that they can also support child’s media education at home.