Bridging The Concepts of Digital Media Literacy and ‘Sati’ (Mindfulness) To Clarify Meanings and The Self-Literacy Process

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Monsak Chaiveeradech

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This article intends to outline partly of the key crucial points from the doctoral thesis of bridging digital media literacy with the Thai context of ‘Sati’ (mindfulness) with the objectives of visualizing the research study process and sharing the methodological design. Some findings are presented for discussion in order to encourage key stakeholders in Thailand to reconsider the new approaches for cultivating digital media literacy movement. With the freedom of speech underlying capability to question and decolonize the Western concepts that we have received for implementing in our society. Additionally, to support all stakeholders to initially designate their own ‘diverse approaches’ of digital media literacy to empower themselves to become an active citizen with regard to their own cultural contexts.  

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