Table 5. Teachers Opinions about Frequency of Media Education Elements Occurred During their Lessons
Age/gender of teachers
Some elements of media education are used regularly
Media education elements are used occasionally
Media education elements are used seldom or never
Number of teachers (in %) who chose the answer
Age 21-30 /total
20,00
30,00
50,00
21-30/men
33,33
33,33
33,33
21-30 /women
14,28
28,57
57,14
Age 31-40 /total
16,67
33,33
50,00
21-30/men
0,00
50,00
50,00
21-30 /women
25,00
25,00
50,00
Age 41-50/total
0,00
27,27
72,73
41-50/men
0,00
25,00
75,00
41-50 /women
0,00
28,57
71,43
Age 51-60 /total
8,33
25,00
66,67
51-60/men
20,00
20,00
60,00
51-60/women
0,00
28,57
71,43
Age 61-70 /total
0,00
25,00
75,00
61-70/men
0,00
100,00
0,00
61-70/women
0,00
10,00
90,00
All age groups/total
8,77
28,07
63,16
All age groups/men
11,11
38,89
50,00
All age groups/women
7,69
23,08
69,23
Figures presented in Table 5 suggest that only 8, 77% (the most active group within it are men teachers aged 21-30) of the teachers use elements of media education on a regular basis. 28, 07% of teachers integrate them from time to time (men are 15% more than women).
Noticeably, 63, 15% of the teachers (there are more women, especially elder ones, about 20% more than men) declared that they seldom if ever use media literacy activities in their lessons. Taking into consideration that 21, 05% of the teachers had previously said that they do not teach about media, this number goes down to 42, 1% of the questioned teachers.
Certainly, I was also interested to know what the hindrances on the way of media education at schools are.