Newspapers in Lifelong Learning Settings

Abstract

In modern society newspapers can be considered as communication and media resources offering massive amount of information that can be used in terms of informal learning. Many researchers often express the belief that newspapers as a source of information can influence the wider public in terms of ideology, policy and culture. Moreover, certain types of newspapers’ texts, such as the main articles, the illustrations and the political caricatures, can influence educational procedures and perceptions of the past. This pilot study investigates the students’ attitudes towards newspapers, online or in print. The outcomes of the current study were encouraging and imply that the informative objects in newspapers could constitute a valid repository of educational material in lifelong learning scenario.