Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Mental Health,
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Russia
Research Article
Health Education and Media Literacy: A Culturally-Responsive Approach to Positive Youth Development
Author(s): Julian Owens D and Bradley Smith HJulian Owens D and Bradley Smith H
The average American teenager spends nearly eleven hours a day engaged in social media and accessing digital music multimedia, which has negative effects on health and educational attainment. Curricula that contain youthfriendly media could improve learning, reduce risky and problem behavior and improve health outcomes, but may be controversial given some of the content. This study was designed to assess stakeholder’s perceptions of a curriculum built around Popular Youth Music Media (PYMM) called Musics Energy: The Message in the Music™ (ME: MIM). This intervention consists of six modules implemented over 24 sessions. ME-MIM uses PYMM to teach students how to deconstruct music by collaborating, communicating, reading closely, thinking critically, conducting research and taking useful notes by listening. In-depth interviews and focus groups were conducted with 11 middlesch.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2380-5439.1000169
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