Models of Media Education in Russia

I can generalize Russian models of media education into the following types:

1. Educationally-informational models (the studies of the theory and history of media & media language);

2. Instructionally-ethical models (study of moral, philosophical problems on the media material);

3. Developing models (social & cultural development of a creative person in aspects of perception, imagination, visual memory, interpretations, analysis, critical thinking, etc.).

I can distinguish also some of Russian media education’s principles: development of the personality (the development of media perception, aesthetic consciousness, of creative capabilities, of individual thinking, analysis, etc.) in the process of study; the connection of theory with practice; transition from training to self-education; connection of training with life; consideration of individual peculiarities of students.

Here are the main stages of my media education's model (Fedorov, 1989; Fedorov, 1999):

1) Verification module (the determination of the level of students' media development and level of media perception);

2) Module of practical creation & perception (mastering creative abilities on the media material and the formation of the audiovisual perception of the structure of media works films (including their types and genres, ties with other arts, etc.);

3) Module of analysis (the development of abilities of analysis in the sphere of media art;

4) Module of media history (acquaintance with main events in the media art history, with the contemporary social & cultural situation).

 I suppose, that there’s a point in introducing students to the media history only then, when they have already developed their media perception, the ability to analyze media works, creative approaches.

This model includes the cycle of creative practical exercises in the field of media: 1) literary-simulation (the writing of scenario's plan, the text of mini-scenarios, etc.); 2) theatrical-games (simulation of practical creation of media works, including magazines, films, TV-programs, etc.); 3) “pictorial-simulation” (the creation of collages, of pictures on the themes of media works and so on).

The main functions of media education are the following: tutorial, adaptation, developing and controlling. The tutorial function presupposes the understanding of the theories and laws, the adequate perception and analysis of a media work, capability to apply this knowledge in other situations, logical capability; Adaptation function manifests in initial stage of communication with media; The developing function implies the development of creative, analytical and other capacities of personality; Task controlling functions - the providing of the conditions of the analysis of media works.

Here are the main stage of the development of abilities of the analysis of media works (from Prof. Jury Usov conception):

-the consideration of contents of key episodes, the most suggesting ones; detecting the artistic qualities of a media work on the whole;

-attempt to understand the logic of the author's thinking (reconstruction of the development of main conflicts, of characters, of ideas, of audiovisual image, etc.);

-the comprehension of the author's concept;

-appraisal (by the audience) of the author's concept (Usov, 1993).

Who is Who in Russian Media Education

This work was supported by the Research Support Scheme of the Open Society Support Foundation, grant N 18/2000

Short List of Russian Media Educators

Dr. Larissa Bajenova

Head of the Laboratory of Screen Arts of the Russian Academy of Education (Moscow), Member of Russian Association for Film & Media Education

Basic books of L.Bajenova:

In the World of Screen Arts. Moscow, 1992.

The Screen is Our Friend. Moscow, 1995.

Dr. Oleg Baranov

Assoc. Prof. of Tver State Pedagogical University, Member of Russian Association for Film & Media Education, member of Russian Union of Filmmakers.

Basic books of O.Baranov:

The Screen Become the Friend. Moscow, 1979, 96 p.

The Cinema in the School. Moscow, 1980.

The Film in the Class Tutor’s Work. Kalinin, 1982.

Pedagogickym otazkam vychovy filmovym umehim oborove informachi strcaisko. Praha, 1989.

Dr. Elena Bondarenko

Member of Laboratory of Media Education of Russian Academy of Education (Moscow), Member of Russian Association for Film & Media Education

Basic books of E.Bondarenko:

Dialog with the Screen. Moscow, 1994, 96 p.

The Trip to the Screen World. Moscow, 1994, 64 p.

Dr. Galina Evtushenko

Media educator & documentary filmmaker. Member of Russian Association for Film & Media Education, Member of Russian Union of Filmmakers.

Basic films of G.Evtushenko:

Alexander Kaliagin. 1995.

The Leaders. 1997.

Rabbi. 2000.

Prof.Dr.Alexander Fedorov (e-mail: fedor@pbox.ttn.ru) http://www.mediaeducation.ru/publ/fedorov.shtml

Head of the Chair of the Social and Cultural Development of Personality, Taganrog State Pedagogical Institute (Russia), Head of South Russian Section of Association for Film & Media Education, Member of Russian Union of Filmmakers, Member of CIFEJ /International Center of Films for Children and Young People, Canada/, Member of IRFCAM /International Research Forum On Children and Media, Australia/.

Basic books of A.Fedorov:

"For" & "Against": Cinema and School. Moscow, 1987.

It's Hard to Be Young: Cinema and School. Moscow, 1989.

Video-Discussion: Cinema- Video - Youth. Rostov, 1990.

The Training System of Students of the Pedagogical Universities for the Aesthetic Education of the Pupils on the Basis of the Screen art (Cinema, TV, video).Taganrog, 1994, 383 p.

Cinema Art in the Structure of Modern Russian Art Education. Taganrog, 1999.

Media Education: History, Theory and Methods. Rostov, 2001, 708 p.

Dr. Valery Gura (e-mail: gura@pbox.ttn.ru)

Assoc. Prof. of Taganrog State Pedagogical Institute, Member of IRFCAM /International Research Forum On Children and Media, Australia/.

Dr. Klara Isaeva

Assoc.Prof. of Russian Institute of Cinematography (VGIK, Moscow), Member of Russian Union of Filmmakers.

Basic books of K.Isaeva:

Actor in the Film. Moscow, 1971.

The Role, the Actor, the Director. Moscow, 1975.

Dr. Inna Levshina,

Member of Russian Association for Film & Media Education, Member of Russian Union of Filmmakers.

Basic books of I.Levshina:

Do You Like the Cinema? Moscow, 1978, 254 p.

Teenager and the Screen. Moscow, 1989, 176 p.

Prof. Dr. Olga Nechai,

Member of Russian Association for Film & Media Education, Member of Russian Union of Filmmakers.

Basic books of O.Nechai:

The Basis of Cinema-Art. Moscow, 1989, 288 p.

The TV as Art System. Minsk, 1981, 256 p.

Dr. Stal Penzin,

Member of Russian Association for Film & Media Education, Member of Russian Union of Filmmakers.

Basic books of S.Penzin:

Cinema in the System of Arts. Voronezh, 1984, 186 p.

Cinema and Aesthetic Education: The Problems of Methodology. Voronezh, 1987, 176 p.

The Lessons of Cinema. Moscow, 1986, 65 p.

American Cinema-Trip. Voronezh, 2001, 84 p.

Dr. Gennady Polichko

Head of Russian Association for Film & Media Education, Member of Russian Union of Filmmakers, Assoc. Prof of Moscow University of Management.

Basic books of G.Polichko:

The Liaisons of Literature and Cinema Courses as the Mean of Aesthetic Education of Pupils. Moscow, 1987.

Dr. Alexander Sharikov e-mail: a.sharrikov@vesti-rtr.com

Head of Sociological Section of Russian State Television (RTR, Moscow), Member of Russian Association for Film & Media Education

Basic books of A.Sharikov:

Media Education: The World and Russian Experience. Moscow, 1990, 65 p.

Conception of Media Education in School. Moscow, 1991.

The Rhythms of Russian City's Audience. Moscow, 1997, 80 p.

Dr. Alexander Spitchkin e-mail: alecs@mail.zaural.ru

Prof. of Kurgan Teacher’s Institute, Member of Russian Association for Film & Media Education, Member of IRFCAM /International Research Forum On Children and Media, Australia/.

Basic books of A.Spitchkin:

Studying of the Basis of Theatre & Cinema in the 5-7 Classes. Kurgan, 1994, 29 p.

What is Media Education? Kurgan, 1999, 116 p.

Dr. Ksenia Tikhomirova

The member of Laboratory of Media Education of Russian Academy of Education (Moscow).

Basic book of K.Tikhomirova (one of the authors):

Media Education: Integration with Basic Education. Moscow, 1999.

Prof. Dr. Leonid Usenko

Prof. of Rostov State Pedagogical University, Member of Russian Association for Film & Media Education, Member of Russian Union of Journalists.

Basic books of L.Usenko:

Impressionism in the History of Russian Arts. Moscow, 1993.

Former Head of the Laboratory of Screen Education Section of Russian Academy of Education (Moscow) & the Member of Russian Association for Film & Media Education.

Basic books of U.Usov:

Aesthetic Education: Methodology of Cinema Education of Pupils.Tallin,1980, 126 p.

The Basis of Screen Culture. Moscow, 1993, 90 p.

In the World of Screen Arts. Moscow, 1995, 224 p.

Prof. Dr. Iliya Waisfeld

Prof. of VGIK (Moscow), the President of Russian Association for Film & Media Education, Member of Russian Union of Filmmakers.

The basic books of I.Waisfeld:

Now and Tomorrow. Moscow, 1968.

About Modern Cinema. Moscow, 1973.

The Art in the Movement. Moscow, 1981.

Cinema as the Kind of Art. Moscow, 1983.

Prof. Dr. Lydia Zaitseva

Prof. of Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK, Moscow). Member of Russian Union of Filmmakers.

Basic books of L.Zaitseva:

The Documentary in the Modern Cinema. Moscow, 1987.

Cinema-Novel as the Synthesis of Narrative Forms. Moscow, 1990.

Cinema-Language: The Return to the Source. Moscow, 1997.