MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS OF YOUNG DETAINEES – TRAINING PROGRAM PILOTED IN ROMANIAN PRISONS

A. O. Zamoșteanu, O. D. Gașpar, D. Muranyi, D. A. Breaz,

Abstract: The paper presents comparative results of the pre-test and post-test self-assessment of a training program designed for increasing digital and media literacy competences of Romanian young inmates and for improving the attitudes towards those skills. The educational program has been developed during an Erasmus+ funded international strategic partnership between organizations from five European countries – entitled “Socially Excluded Youth of Media Literacy” (SEMELI) – and has been delivered in incarceration facilities from Romania, Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Latvia, in order to facilitate rehabilitation and community reintegration. Results demonstrate a good efficiency of the training program regarding the development of ICT and media literacy skills of the detainees, but not a significant impact upon their attitudes towards the e-learning environment and the future technically-improved self.
Keywords: media literacy, ICT skills, imprisonment/ incarceration, young detainees, rehabilitation programs.