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March 3, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Towards a culturally inclusive, integrated, and transdisciplinary Media Education curriculum:A case study of an international Master’s Program at the University of Lapland

PRPäivi Maria; id_orcid 0000-0003-3646-4838 RasiHRHeli Mirja Anneli RuokamoMMMari Maasilta

Key Points

  • The planned curriculum emphasizes cultural inclusion, which strengthens student engagement and learning.
  • Key enhancements to the curriculum were established through ongoing exploration and adaptation efforts over time.
  • The article outlines an integrated approach to media education, needing further steps for full transdisciplinary engagement.
  • The implications may influence higher education policies, emphasizing the need for curriculum reform to enhance cultural relevance.

Abstract

Internationalization presents both opportunities and challenges for higher education policies and curricula, as well as for teaching and learning methods.This article describes and discusses ongoing exploration and development of the planned curriculum of the MA in Media Education at the Faculty of Education at the University of Lapland, Finland in terms of cultural inclusion and the integration of disciplines.The study concludes that the planned curriculum now includes new content that better supports cultural inclusion.Nevertheless, it was established that several steps are needed to move toward a more inter-and even transdisciplinary media education higher education curriculum.

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Rasi et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a75fb2c6e9836116a2b600https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/jmle/vol9/iss1/3
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