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Arts & Communication Fostering civic values through short animations

belonging to the digital generation, the study concludes animations as a pedagogical resource can significantly
that ABL serves as a promising didactic resource capable of enhance students’ comprehension of civic responsibilities,
empowering primary school teachers, thereby enhancing foster ethical decision-making, and develop critical
their effectiveness and efficiency in teaching citizenship thinking skills. Despite challenges in navigating vast online
values. The didactic potential of short animations lies in information and selecting valuable didactic materials, ABL
their versatility, adaptability to students’ needs, simplicity demonstrates promise in promoting civic values in primary
of implementation, and accessibility to online audiovisual education among university students, who recognize
resources. Furthermore, the reintroduction of this strategy its adaptability, simplicity, and effectiveness. Ultimately,
in higher education is strongly recommended for future integrating contemporary didactic resources like short
primary teachers. animations is crucial for developing democratically
participatory citizens in the digital age.
However, it is important to acknowledge the limitations
of the study, including the small sample size, which Acknowledgments
consisted solely of female education students from Spain.
This could potentially lead to limited awareness of the None.
topics explored. Future research could include a larger Funding
sample size with a more diverse population, both in terms
of demographics (such as gender, age, and educational None.
background) and geographic location. In other words, Conflict of interest
conducting cross-cultural studies involving participants
from multiple countries or cultural backgrounds can help The authors declare they have no competing interests.
assess the generalizability of the findings across diverse
cultural contexts. Author contributions
Similarly, incorporating qualitative methods such Conceptualization: All authors
as interviews or focus groups alongside quantitative Investigation: Maria del Valle de Moya Martínez
measures can offer a more comprehensive understanding Methodology: Rocio González Anrio Jimmez
of the influence of short animations on teaching civic Writing – original draft: Rocío González-Andrío Jiménez
values. Qualitative data can unveil nuanced insights and Writing – review & editing: All authors
illuminate participants’ experiences and perspectives. Ethics approval and consent to participate
Finally, complementing this with a more systematic
analysis of the survey data or other evidence, such as Not applicable.
student work samples or interview data, would strengthen Consent for publication
the conclusions drawn from the study. Furthermore, future
studies should delve into and justify recommended age Not applicable.
ranges for viewing each short animation to optimize their Availability of data
educational impact. It should be noted that the appropriate
ages for viewing videos depend on a range of factors, such Data are available from the corresponding author upon
as culture, education, and perceptions of what constitutes reasonable request.
civic values.
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