Media - Generations - Knowledge. Reflections On Media Education Research - Illustrated By The Example Of The Question Of The World Knowledge Of Global Media Generations.

Abstract

With current social, technological and political developments, new questions and tasks have arisen for media education. These are outlined in this article, arguing for a further understanding of media education in distinction from traditional views. The expansion of the thematic horizon is exemplified by a pilot study on the question of the world knowledge of media generations. Finally, some reflections on media literacy, the problematic nature of reductions in this respect and their significance in the light of the "medial turn" are put up for discussion.