Professional and personal self-determination in the conditions of distance learning

Distance education (DE) has actualized the use of media resources for psychological support for schoolchildren and students. However, career guidance work with high-school-age children in a distance learning environment has not been well addressed in the research to date. This study aims to demonstrate the positive influence of cinema art on the attitudes, views, preferences, and motives of schoolchildren in their career choices. A total of 290 students from a humanitarian-technical college participated in the experiment conducted by this study. Based on this study's results, film education's effectiveness in forming the professional and personal self-determination of college students has been empirically confirmed. The study made it possible to analyze the process of professional and personal self-determination of college students, as well as to develop a program contributing to the successful professional and personal self-determination of high-school-age children. Keywords: Distance education; film education; media; personal self-determination; self-determination; technology.