Poročanje mladih o medijski vzgoji v naši družbi

The collection of primary data on literacy, which has been taking place within the frameworkof the Media Literacy Infrastructure Program of the School of Advanced Social Studies since2013, focuses on different segments of the population, and is also payi ng particular attention tovulnerable groups such as pre school children, elementary school students and high schoolstudents. In the period 2022 2027, the accumulation of databases takes place for the secondtime, which enables us to consistently review trends and situations of this matter and comparethe findings of growing up populations in Slovenia over a longer period . Furthermore, t ounderstand these results even better, in 2023 we conducted an additional qualitative survey (inaddition to the quant itative one) one), and by doing so, we also gave a voice to the youth . The focusof our interest is how the latter generations r eport s on media habits, literacy, and education theyreceived while growing up in our society. The source of information (in the form of evaluations,views, opinions), which we previously obtained from adults (parents, educators, and teachers),now represents the personal experiences of people who participated in educational processes inthis area in the ir past. At the same time, th e approach provided us with a more comprehensiveunderstanding of this social issue. We gained insight into media related processes and factorsthat influence media education, the acquisition of media literacy competencies and thedevelopment of habits, as well as the connections between them. The acquired knowledge cantherefore indirectly advantage future generations, and directly benefit all key stakeholders,responsible planners, and implementers of media literacy in the micro and macro environmentsof families, institutions (kindergartens and schools), local and national communities, andfinally , society in general. The report is not intended to interpret the data, but rather to present it. Keywords: media literacy, media habits, media education, primary and secondary education,youth, Slovenia