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Children Making Radio - 2004/5
As our first research project, we decided to focus on participatory radio of all kinds: from participation on the broadcast stations to radio produced by children and young people in schools and in the community.  There is little published research available on the extent of children's participation in radio production across the country. This is highlighted in Ofcom's review on media literacy, which also concludes that research into 'creativity' in media (which should include the making of radio programmes) is much needed.
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Other Research Studies

  • Ofcom - The Media Literacy of Children and Young People, a review of the research literature, by David Buckingham et al, published by Ofcom, 10 February 2005
    Report: www.ofcom.org.uk, then follow links for
    Media Literacy
  • BBC/Radio Academy/Sheffield Hallam University - a report on the first Radio in Schools project is available from www.radioinschools.org.uk/report.html 

Research Organisations and Companies

Please let us know of other academic and industry studies on children's use of media, media literacy and responses to events on the media, plus organisations specialising in children's media research.

  
 
 
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