Scientific Publications
Monograph: In December 2022 the book "Media Literacy" was published with authors: Svetla Stankova, Stella Angova, Mariya Nikolova, Ivan Valchanov, Iliya Valkov, Georgi Minev, Martin Ossikovski. ISBN: 978-619-232-675-3. it's dedicated entirely on the focus of the UNESCO Chair project following and presenting the media and information literacy tendencies in Bulgaria and worldwide.
Media literacy is one of the key competencies and skills for living and working in the 21st century. According to experts, media literacy and media education are part of the solution to the newest social and technological problems facing humanity. Media literacy education is a lifelong education, but it is particularly important to start at an early age, to be continued and upgraded in secondary and higher education with the efforts of all formal and non-formal institutions and organizations. The book “Media Literacy” is a result from a research project of a team from the Department of Media and Public Communications at UNWE. It presents the first of its kind in the Bulgarian scientific literature analytical review of the definitions of media literacy of foreign and Bulgarian experts and organizations, leading policies and strategies of international organizations working in the field of media education, national practices of many European and other countries. The results achieved in the field of secondary and higher education in our country have been thoroughly studied and the deficits in formal and non-formal education in this field have been highlighted. Within the research project, a survey was conducted with 534 teachers on the problems of media literacy in Bulgaria and in-depth interviews with experts in the field. Based on the research, the book proves the importance of media literacy for modern society and the need for active government policy for its development in Bulgaria.
Article: THE EVOLUTION OF MEDIA LITERACY IN BULGARIA’S FORMAL AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
Article: MEDIA LITERACY AND THE TEACHERS