Preparing students – future teachers to minimize deviantogenic threats from the digital space

Abstract

Introduction. The prevalence of deviant behavior in the modern youth environment is recorded by official statistics and data from relevant departments. In this regard, the prevention of deviant behavior of children and youth is one of the most pressing issues for pedagogical science and practice. The research topic is relevant because at present the media and information space is one of the main sources of deviance of the younger generation and the educational forces of society are in need of purposeful minimization of deviantogenic threats from the digital environment. Purpose of the study: substantiation of the training program for future teachers for the implementation of the deviantological component of media and information literacy of schoolchildren and their parents. Materials and methods. The total sample of the study was 182 people in the experimental group (hereinafter referred to as the EG) and 123 people in the control group (hereinafter referred to as the CG). In the EG - 12 boys (6.6%) and 170 girls (93.4%). In the CG there were 5 boys (4%) and 118 girls (96%). At the time of the first stage of the study, the respondents were aged 18-23 years. All subjects are students of the training areas: "Pedagogical Education", "Psychological and Pedagogical Education" and the specialty "Pedagogy and Psychology of Deviant Behavior" of the Faculty of Pedagogy, Psychology and Communication Science of the Kuban State University. At the control stage (5 years after graduation), the sample is represented by 73 graduates who participated in the previous stages: 44 people from the EG (5 boys and 39 girls) and 29 people from the CG (1 boy and 28 girls). Methods of mathematical statistics: Pearson's chi-squared test (χ2 ). Research results. At the formative stage, within the framework of these disciplines, a program was implemented to prepare students for the formation of the deviantological component of media and information literacy among schoolchildren and parents. Differences were recorded between the indicators in the experimental group before and after the formative stage. When comparing the results of a survey on the impact of media products on adolescents before and after the experiment, the calculated value of Pearson's chi-squared test was χ2 emp = 136,876 (p≤0,01). When studying the answers about trying to understand and evaluate the interests and goals of the creators, χ2 emp = 132,780 (p≤0,01) was obtained. Studying the answers to the question about the critical understanding of values and attitudes that are embedded in the media product, in the experimental group, χ2 emp = 167,656 (p≤0,01) was obtained. Comparing the results of the answers to the question about the need to prepare a modern person for a critical analysis of media products, the value of the criterion was χ2 emp = 127,641 (p≤0,01). Conclusion. The prospect of the study is the addition of the methodology for deviantological analysis of media products, as well as the creation of a digital platform for using the methodology and placing training materials to scale the experience.