title: An Evaluation of a Media Literacy Program Training Workshop for Late Elementary School Teachers.
abstract: The present study examined the efficacy of a media literacy education, substance abuse prevention training workshop for late elementary school teachers. Analyses revealed that the randomly assigned intervention (n = 18) and control (n = 23) teachers were similar in demographic characteristics and pre-training beliefs and knowledge. Teachers who participated in the workshop reported stronger beliefs in the importance of and familiarity with media literacy education and scored higher on a direct assessment of media deconstruction skills than teachers in the control group. Teachers reported positive program assessment ratings. This randomized controlled trial provides evidence that a one-day teacher training workshop on media literacy education is effective at improving teachers' beliefs and knowledge about media literacy that are relevant for successful student outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Innovation Research & Training, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Tracy Marie
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Scull
authors.forename: Janis Beth
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kupersmidt