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Studies, reports and statistics
Näkökulmia mediakasvatuksen ja medialukutaitojen yhdenvertaisuuteen
Report / KAVI / 2022 / Media education, inclusiveness, equality
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Systemaattisia toimenpiteitä tarvitaan yhdenvertaisen medialukutaidon kehittämiseksi
Review / KAVI / 2022 / Media education, inclusiveness, equality
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Aikuisten medialukutaidon edistämisen hyvät käytännöt ja kehittämistarpeet
Report / KAVI / 2021 / Media education, adults
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Best practices and areas for improvement in promoting the media literacy of adults in Finland
Extend summary / KAVI / 2021 / Media education, adults
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Systemaattisia toimenpiteitä tarvitaan aikuisten medialukutaidon kehittämiseksi
Review / KAVI / 2021 / Media education, adults
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Suomalaisten mediataidot –kysely
Survey / KAVI / 2021 / Media literacy, adults, competence
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Selvitys kuvaohjelmien ikärajatuntemuksesta
Report / Cupore ja KAVI/2020 / Age ratings, audiovisual media, media education
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Older people and eHealth service use An exploration of a complex learning and care ecosystem in the rural areas of Finnish Lapland
Dissertation / University of Lapland / 2022 / Older people, learning, eHealth service
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Developing Media Literacy Geragogy for Older People through Design-based Research
Dissertation / University of Lapland / 2021 / Media literacy, older people, teacher training
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Kouluterveyskysely: Nuorten arki
Report / THL / 2021 / Young people, wellbeing
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Harrastus- ja järjestötoiminnan merkitys nuorten elämässä
Survey / Osaamiskeskus Kentauri / 2021 / Young people, hobbies, use of time
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Lasten ja nuorten vapaa-aikatutkimus 2020
Study / Nuorisotutkimusverkosto / 2021 / Children, young people, leisure time
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Lasten ja nuorten mediapäivä
Study / Aikakausmedia / 2019 / Children, young people, use of media
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Monitoring media pluralism in the digital era (2021)
Report/ Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom / 2022 / Media pluralism, freedom of speech
Monitoring media pluralism in the digital era (2020)
Report/ Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom / 2021 / Media pluralism, freedom of speech
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Media Literacy Index 2021
Statistic / Open Society Institute – Sofia / 2021 / Media literacy, disinformation, freedom of the press
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EU Kids Online 2020
Survey / Smahel, D. et. al. / 2020 /Children, young people, use of the internet
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