Media Literacy and Young People’s Digital Skills

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https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v18i07.37081

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media literacy, digital skills, students, media, internet

Abstract


This paper aims to address the preparation of students for their digital skills in relation to media literacy and information technology. The research was conducted at the country level with students aged 11-15 years with 600 respondents from primary and secondary schools in Kosovo. The results show that most of them believe that the inclusion of the subject of “Media and Information Literacy” would help them in developing the necessary skills to properly use the new technology available. A survey was used as a working method, with the aim of obtaining results that tested the main hypothesis of the paper. The main theoretical approaches for media and information literacy are addressed in this paper, in order to contextualize the research and link it with the aspect of scientific theoretical treatments. The case study has extracted data for the first time on this issue in Kosovo, a country where the extent of the Internet access is the largest in the Western Balkans region.

Author Biographies

Gëzim Qerimi, University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina"

Gëzim Qerimi is a professor in the Department of Journalism at the Faculty of Philology, University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", meanwhile, since 2009 he is part of the academic staff at the aforementioned university. He completed his doctoral studies in the "Communication Science and Journalism" program. He has published monographic studies and a number of papers in credible local and international scientific journals. His scientific-research interests are related to the fields of mass communication, political and organizational communication, marketing and new media.

Muhamet Jahiri, University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina"

Muhamet Jahiri has completed his doctoral studies in the field of "Communication Science and Journalism" at the University of Prishtina. He is part of the academic staff since 2009 in the capacity of teaching assistant, meanwhile, since 2020, he has earned the academic title of professor in the Department of Journalism. Jahiri has a number of scientific papers published in local and international journals, and for years he has practiced the profession of journalist in various national media. The interests of his scientific field are related to studies on professional standards of reporting, media literacy, new media and communication in the public sphere.

Berat Ujkani, University of Mitrovica "Isa Boletini"

Berat Ujkani is currently working as Head of Computer Science and Engineering Department at Faculty of Mechanical and Computer Engineering, University “Isa Boletini” in Mitrovica, Kosovo. His primary research fields are Software Engineering, Information Security, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and their interplay with Higher Education.

Alban Zeneli, University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina"

Alban Zeneli is a professor in the Department of Journalism at the Faculty of Philology, University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina". He completed his doctoral studies in the "Communication Science and Journalism" program. His scientific-research interests are related to journalism standards, new media, social networks and audience studies. His publications include scientific papers on topics such as; audience fragmentation, populism, audience use of media and the application of professional journalism standards.

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2023-04-05

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Qerimi, G., Jahiri, M., Ujkani, B., & Zeneli, A. (2023). Media Literacy and Young People’s Digital Skills. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 18(07), pp. 50–61. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v18i07.37081

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Vol. 18 No. 07 (2023)

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Copyright (c) 2023 Prof. ass. dr. Gëzim Qerimi, Prof. ass. dr. Muhamet Jahiri, Berat Ujkani, Prof. ass. dr. Alban Zeneli

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