PECULIARITIES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIA EDUCATION IN UKRAINE AND POLAND IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROCESS

Abstract

Peculiarities of the formation of media education in Ukraine and Poland in the context of European integration have been clarified in the article. The meaning of the concept of "media education" and the necessity of its introduction have been reflected. The comparative aspect is used to analye the main characteristics of formation of media education in Ukraine and Poland and the current state of media education of the studied countries. The development of media education in Ukraine is mainly characterized by three groups of socio-political and socio-economic changes: firstly, increasing changes in the global and national economy; secondly, international compulsory standards for formation of Ukrainian educational system; thirdly, an urgent prevention of information violence. In Poland we have divided the development of media education in Poland into several stages: the first stage - 90s of the XX century – 1995; the third stage – 2008 - 2019; the fourth stage - 2019 – until now. The conducted content analysis has shown the main aspects of the development of media education in Poland in percentages selection and analysis of a large number of information sources; the right choice of information source;analysing the alternative source of information; awareness that information can be true and false; questioning the truth of received information; review the truth of certain information, that is, an attempt to be critical to information. The education system should have the main place in the development of young generation of Ukrainian identity, patriotism preventing the external disinformation The modern achievements of Polish educational institutions such as basic training courses, forms and methods of teaching are revealed. The achievements of Ukrainian pedagogical science in the field of media education are highlighted. It is proved the importance of providing the system of media education with educational resources and institutional support. A comparative analysis has been used to compare the state of media education development in Ukraine and Poland.