ABSTRACT
When researching media literacy, one important area of study is to investigate how teachers’ beliefs and classroom practices impact processes and outcomes of media literacy education. In this chapter, we discuss methods for researching two main areas concerning teachers in media literacy education: teachers’ views and their pedagogical practice. Situating the discussion within the broader field of teacher research, we discuss methods for researching each area. Regarding teachers’ views, the focus will be on surveys while the two main tools we discuss for studying teacher pedagogical practice are classroom observation and interviews. Throughout the chapter, we emphasize the need to situate methodological decisions against the backdrop of the larger aims of the research project and illustrate points through vignettes from an actual study of teachers’ views and practices of media literacy education.
