Re-imagining digital and new media literacies in social work education. A critical framework for overcoming #FakeNews, Divisiveness, and Injustice.

Autor/inn/en	Young, Jimmy A.; Brady, Shane R.
Titel	Re-imagining digital and new media literacies in social work education. A critical framework for overcoming #FakeNews, Divisiveness, and Injustice.
Quelle	In: Advances in social work, 22 (2022) 2, S. 270-286 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-4125
DOI	10.18060/24947
Schlagwörter	Handlungskompetenz; Kommunikation; Digitale Medien; Curriculum; Technologie; Lüge; Ausbildung; Berufspraxis; Sozialarbeiter; Kritik; Information; USA
Abstract	Social unrest and division within the United States has become more visible and magnified since the 2016 election of former President Trump. This unrest has been amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and white supremist attacks across the country. Throughout this era, information has been perpetuated through systemic and cultural networks promoting pseudoscience, #fakenews, misinformation, and explicit marginalization of racial, gender, ethnic, and cultural minorities. During this time, social work practitioners and educators have struggled to counter misinformation in classrooms and practice contexts. This paper proposes a newly re-imagined framework for addressing misinformation and civil discourse in social work education through the adoption and infusion of digital and new media literacies from within a critical theory driven epistemological framework. Recommendations are provided for incorporating tools, skills, and competencies throughout the curriculum in a more meaningful way that will help the profession combat misinformation, promote civil discourse, and utilize best practices in a digitally augmented society. Only then will the social work profession be able to meet the current and future challenges and opportunities that will undoubtedly accompany the expansion of digital technologies throughout our society.
Erfasst von	Deutsches Zentralinstitut für soziale Fragen, Berlin
Update	2023/1