Exploring MIL Opportunities in Senior High Schools in Ghana: Perspectives from Teachers and Students

Patience Emefa Dzandza Ocloo; Aurelia Ayisi; Annie Oye

doi:10.63772/jocmas.v8n1.4

Authors

Patience Emefa Dzandza Ocloo University of Ghana, Legon Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2378-6523
Aurelia Ayisi University of Ghana, Legon Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1511-4476
Annie Oye Valley View University, Oyibi Author https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2963-8672

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63772/jocmas.v8n1.4

Keywords:

MIL Opportunities, Senior High Schools, Ghana, Teachers, Students

Abstract

As young people increasingly conduct both academic and personal activities online, curriculum and extra-curriculum content in the school system are evolving to address their media and information literacy (MIL) needs to position them to become responsible creators and consumers of online content. While this trend is common to the economically advanced world, the same cannot always be said for less-endowed countries. The aim of this study is to explore opportunities available in the senior high school system in Ghana for MIL content infusion. Using in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of supply (school heads, teachers and librarians) and demand side elements (students), the study attempts proposals for interventions in schools and extends the growing MIL scholarship with practical guides for increasing the MIL skills of young people in developing countries.

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