Rogério Christofoletti (Monitorando) indica um artigo recente que lhe parece bastante relevante. Ainda não teve tempo de ler - nem eu, mas já tá salvo no HD. Meu interesse não é acadêmico, é prático mesmo.
The impact of the media on children and young people with a particular focus on computer games and the internet. Estudo liderado pelo renomado David Buckingham, do Instituto de Educação da University of London. Foi concluído em dezembro do ano passado e só agora está liberado na web. Em inglês, formato PDF e com 77 páginas.O tema é complexo e costuma ser abordado de maneira superficial, às vezes alarmista. Muitos pais não sabem muito bem como lidar com as demandas dos filhos e, com base no senso comum, tendem a adotar atitudes radicais, ou de excessivo rigor ou de total ausência de limites. Selecionei e comentei rapidamente três pontos interessantes do resumo (destaques meus).
4. Recent developments in media technology, and in the nature of family life, have made it harder to prevent children being exposed to potential risks from media. However, some researchers argue that exposure to risk is a necessary part of healthy development; and that it will be impossible for children to learn about risks unless they experience them. Even so, it is important that risks are encountered in an informed way; and there is a crucial role for parents and schools here in helping children to deal with risk – both ‘spectacular’ but infrequent risks and more ‘mundane’ and pervasive ones.O papel de mediação dos pais e da escola é fundamental.
5. The negative effects of media may be impossible to separate from their positive effects. Potential positive effects relate to learning and education, as well as processes such as social interaction, identity formation and cultural experience. Apparently ‘inappropriate’ content may also provide valuable opportunities for learning. In seeking to prevent negative effects, it is important to ensure that we do not also undermine or preclude the potential for positive effects.O "caminho do meio" é valioso. Não dá pra isolar as crianças em redomas. Protegê-las, sim, mas com bom senso.
14. However, media literacy should not be seen merely as an alternative to media regulation, but as part of a broader strategy involving government, parents, teachers and the media themselves. Ofcom’s definition of media literacy as ‘the ability to access, understand and create communications’ suggests that it is more than simply a matter of technical ‘know-how’, but that it also involves the critical analysis and the creative production of media. As such, it should be regarded as a crucial means of enabling children to make the most of the positive opportunities that the media can provide.Ao apropriar-se da mídia - não só consumir, também reelaborar e produzir -, a criança desenvolve o espírito crítico. É uma vacina com grande poder protetor em diversos campos da vida.
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