From 2016 to 2019, the migratory flow of Unaccompanied Foreign Minors (UFM) has increased considerably in Spain. The majority of this population is found in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, with 4,617 located in this region compared to 12,417 of the total, most of whom come from the African Continent. Studies show that this fact, connected with the misinformation provided by the media, leads society to have a preconceived, erroneous and manipulated knowledge about this population, generating forms of structural violence. The partial and homologated information provided by the media about UFM generates a deficient, flattened and stereotyped image of the foreign minor, disseminating prejudices and causing distorted knowledge that fosters fear of the foreigner and social inequality. Based on studies on the relationship between the media message, informal education and social thinking, the main objective of this research is to find out the point of view of university students from the Faculty of Education in Granada on UFM, after seeing the news transmitted by the media about them, as well as to establish a turning point on the role played by university professors, provoking a reflection on their own interpretations. A pre-experimental methodology with five phases consisting of questionnaires and group reflection is used. It is expected that this study will demonstrate the influence of the media on the perception of UFM in university students, as well as collective reflection as an instrument and context for learning within the formal post-compulsory educational environment.
Unaccompanied Foreign Minors and the Perceptions of Undergraduate Students in Primary Education. A Study on the Influence of the Media
Federica Matera;
2022-01-01
Abstract
From 2016 to 2019, the migratory flow of Unaccompanied Foreign Minors (UFM) has increased considerably in Spain. The majority of this population is found in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, with 4,617 located in this region compared to 12,417 of the total, most of whom come from the African Continent. Studies show that this fact, connected with the misinformation provided by the media, leads society to have a preconceived, erroneous and manipulated knowledge about this population, generating forms of structural violence. The partial and homologated information provided by the media about UFM generates a deficient, flattened and stereotyped image of the foreign minor, disseminating prejudices and causing distorted knowledge that fosters fear of the foreigner and social inequality. Based on studies on the relationship between the media message, informal education and social thinking, the main objective of this research is to find out the point of view of university students from the Faculty of Education in Granada on UFM, after seeing the news transmitted by the media about them, as well as to establish a turning point on the role played by university professors, provoking a reflection on their own interpretations. A pre-experimental methodology with five phases consisting of questionnaires and group reflection is used. It is expected that this study will demonstrate the influence of the media on the perception of UFM in university students, as well as collective reflection as an instrument and context for learning within the formal post-compulsory educational environment.
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