International experience of Internet socialization of young people and their professionally oriented communication on social networks

Abstract

Introduction. At present, there is a need to train scientific personnel professionally oriented toward using modern Internet technologies. The research on the international experience of professionally oriented communication will make it possible to reveal the technologies of Internet socialization of youth and rethink the value of social networks for professional pedagogy. The aim of the study is to analyze the international experience of Internet socialization of young people and their professionally oriented communication on social networks. Materials and methods. To conduct the analysis, the authors used the Scopus and WoS databases and other international information systems, the Dimensions.ai and Lens.org services, and the VOSviewer software for building bibliometric data and analyzing the emergence of the terminological apparatus in world-class publications on the study topic. Results. The results of the search and critical rethinking of the international experience of Internet socialization of young people and their professionally oriented communication on social networks allowed using the theoretical findings of the international scientific community to rethink and refine the conceptual apparatus of professional pedagogy focused on the use of Internet-oriented technologies. The level of publication activity was also changing: there were more publications at the peak of activity and a stronger decline thereafter. For instance, in 2017, there were 900 publications, while in 2018 and 2019, publication activity decreased by 15%, stopping at the mark of 800 publications per year. In 2021, the number of publications fell by another 25% to 607 publications. The distribution map of publications made it possible to reveal the main areas of research on the problem of Internet socialization: psychology (3074 publications for the whole period), social psychology (1144 publications) and sociology (1911 publications), computer science (866 publications), and pedagogy (836 publications). Conclusion. The presented analysis of the international experience of Internet socialization of youth made it possible to identify professionally oriented technologies for the professional communication of the young generation, such as social networks, professional communities, professional Internet resources, videoconferencing systems, open education systems, distance learning technologies, Internet of Things technologies, freelancing, and remote internships.