Researching Media Education in Schools in the United Kingdom

Abstract

Through a detailed case study, this article examines the work of one Media teacher in a classroom in the United Kingdom (UK), relating this to the wider picture of Media instruction in UK secondary schools. The study of media production and institutions is frequently avoided by teachers of English. Teaching methods often repress essential aspects of social learning in relation to the media, privileging limited teacher knowledge over young people's own cultural experience. Research is needed that will focus on ways to tap into the cultural knowledge bases of adolescents.