As we enter the new year, the DRONE project is making significant progress toward completing Work Package 3 (WP3), which will be promptly concluded. WP3 has focused on qualitative and quantitative research using a collaborative, multi-stakeholder approach. The work has engaged school communities to diagnose critical issues related to disinformation and digital literacy through four key perspectives, offering valuable insights expected to be finalized and shared soon.

Key tasks included:

• In-depth interviews with 40 students per country, targeting diverse groups (e.g., low socio-economic status, migrants, refugees, Roma, and LGBTQ+).
• Designing and administering a new questionnaire, leveraging tools like the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory Scale (ZTPI) and Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28).
• Conducting large-scale quantitative research with over 600 students across participating countries, including Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Hungary, Germany, and Ukraine, to explore perceptions of time, risk, resilience, and digital literacy.
• Comparative analysis of teachers’, parents’, and school leaders’ insights to identify needs for promoting digital literacy.

Highlights

In Greece, the Hellenic Open University (HOU) led the implementation of WP3, achieving significant milestones. Nearly 800 questionnaires and 80 in-depth interviews were conducted with students from diverse backgrounds. These efforts have provided essential data on the challenges and opportunities surrounding digital literacy and resilience among adolescents.

The results of this comprehensive research will be published in academic journals to enhance global knowledge of digital literacy and disinformation.

Next Steps

As part of Work Package 4, the consortium will focus on developing tailored training materials for school teachers. These resources will empower educators to foster digital literacy and combat disinformation effectively in classrooms.