Australian Teachers’ Perspectives on Children’s Television and Screen Media in Education

<p dir="ltr">Australian Children’s Television Cultures (ACTC) is a research project based at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, in collaboration with RMIT University. In partnership with the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF), ACTC are undertaking a four-year project to investigate the roles of Australian children’s television and other children’s screen entertainment in people’s lives, memories, families, and education. The findings and outcomes of this project are designed to inform the Australian children’s television sector as it navigates an era of increased viewing options, policy changes, and new viewing practices.</p><p dir="ltr">This report presents findings from research that sought to better understand how and why Australian educators use (and/or do not use) children’s screen media – especially Australian children’s screen media – in the teaching and learning programs of primary schools and high schools. This study explores how contemporary Australian educators incorporate screen media and ancillary screen media resources in their lessons, with a particular focus on television given the medium’s decades-long ties with education. The mixed-method study involved a survey of 106 primary and secondary school educators from across Australia and 17 semi-structured interviews with teachers, as well as educators in school leadership roles.</p><p dir="ltr">PUBLISHER</p><p dir="ltr">Swinburne University of Technology and RMIT University</p>