European Researcher. Series A

209-222

Authors: Alexander Fedorov, Anastasia Levitskaya, Olga Gorbatkova

Analysis of the questionnaire on the theme “School and university in the mirror of audiovisual media texts” shows that only one third of students demonstrate a high level of the motivational indicator of media competence development. The indicator implies a wide range of genre, thematic, emotional, gnoseological, hedonistic, intellectual, psychological, creative, aesthetic motives (including: the choice of a diverse genre and thematic spectrum of media texts with the mandatory inclusion of non-entertainment genres; the pursuit of philosophical/intellectual/aesthetic dispute or dialogue with the creators of media text, criticism of their position, identification, empathy, striving for aesthetic impressions, obtaining new information, confirming their own competence in various spheres of life and media culture, searching for materials for educational, scientific, research purposes etc.). Approximately half of the students surveyed exhibit an average level of motivation, and about 20 % of students are focused exclusively on entertainment media. Analysis of students' answers to questions revealing their levels of information index of media competence in relation to audiovisual media texts on school and university topics shows that approximately 15 % of students in two groups find themselves on a relatively high level, about a third of the audience – an average level, while the rest of the audience (52 %) – low. None of the students surveyed demonstrate a high level of interpretation (analytical, evaluative) indicator of media competence in relation to audiovisual media texts on the subject of school and university. The average level of analytical skills is exhibited by less than 5% of respondents.

230-236

Authors: Shogofa Sahar, Filiz Katman

This article examines the issue of Afghan peace from the perspective of Afghan women with regard to regional convergence. The research method of this article is descriptive using library resources. It is the belief of Afghan women to adopt strategic regional strategies to secure peace in Afghanistan. Regional convergence and cooperation, which is one of the strategies for enabling peace in Afghanistan, believes Afghan women can secure peace in Afghanistan and the region. They believe that the peace of Afghanistan is the peace of the region, because the focus of regional and global actors on Afghanistan and its geostrategic position has given rise to any disturbances first in Afghanistan and later in the region. Years of insecurity and disorder in Afghanistan are the most appropriate ground for the supporters of terrorism. Eventually, regional actors exploited structural insecurity and instability in Afghanistan and pursued their hegemonic demands in the region by financing terrorism and developing insecurity in Afghanistan. In this context, Afghan women argue that the best solution to tackling insecurity and suppressing terrorism is regional convergence and cooperation.