Abstract

This study explores the experiences and perceptions of teacher librarians regarding media literacy education and examines ways to effectively organize it within the 2022 revised curriculum. A survey of 59 high school teacher librarians revealed the following results. Firstly, teacher librarians actively participated in media literacy education within the curriculum. And then, they proactively planned media literacy education. However, they identified insufficient instructional time as a major challenge. In addition, they demonstrated a quality of understanding regarding the high school credit system and media literacy education and recognized the significant role of school libraries and their contributions to media literacy. Furthermore, along with an integrated understanding of a curriculum such as a ‘joint curriculum’, the teacher librarians identified themselves as having high competency in organizing subjects. Lastly, they suggested organizing media literacy as an independent 2-credit integrated course by school year, utilizing newly developed, subject-appropriate materials.