FEATURES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIA EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Nataliia Prykhodkina

doi:10.23856/3825

Nataliia Prykhodkina State Higher Educational Institution “University of Educational Management” http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6211-5546

Keywords: media, media literacy, principles of media education, association for media literacy, USA

Abstract

In the article the author analyzed the features of the development of media education in the United States of America. Media education in the USA has come a long way in its development: from film experiments to the founding of the National Association for Media Literacy Education. There are presented content and the list of documents which regulate the development of media education, associations and organizations for media education in the USA. Abilities and skills which children should have for using media are defined. Statistics of Pew Research Center about time which children spend with media is given. The author analyzed concepts “media education” and “media literacy”. The article examines several examples of using media educational tasks on different lessons. According to the documents of National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) principals and aims of media education are defined. The prospects for the development of this problem are shown.

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