The Development of Logical Thinking in Military Media Specialists for Professional Excellence
Author(s)
Vitaly M. Strugovets, Candidate of Sciences (Politics), Senior Lecturer at the Department of Information, SPIN-code of the RSCI 6817-5057, Prince Alexander Nevsky Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2399-0493,
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Abstract: Introduction. The article presents the results of a study on the development of logical thinking in future specialists of the information support units of the Russian Armed Forces. The relevance of the problem addressed is proved as it is driven not only by professional activities but also by the intensifi cation of information confrontation with the collective West. As pedagogical innovations, examples of case studies aimed at developing components of logical thinking are provided, which are solved during practical sessions with future military media specialists.
Materials and Methods. Based on the analysis of scientifi c publications and the author’s personal experience, the special importance of logical thinking in media specialists as the main actors in shaping public opinion through the media is stated. This requires special attention to the development of the necessary competencies of media specialists for an objective analysis of actions, processes, documents and the logical presentation of this information in the media. The article reveals didactics and educational technologies for the development of logical thinking in future military media specialists. In the course of the research, the author used theoretical methods of cognition (analysis, synthesis, generalization) and applied (tabulation method, etc.). The scientific novelty of the research lies in the theoretical analysis of scientific material in the context of the problem of developing the logical thinking in military media specialists for their professional excellence.
Results. The practical signifi cance of the research consists in the development and implementation of methods for solving problems related to the development of logical thinking in future military media specialists, as well as in the potential for the proposed educational technologies to be used by other teachers and universities.
Keywords: logical thinking; military journalist/media specialist; professional activity, exercises with concepts
For citation: Strugovets V.M. The Development of Logical Thinking in Military Media Specialists for Professional Excellence. Pedagogicheskiy IMIDZH = Pedagogical IMAGE. 2025; 19 (3). Pp. 413-425. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.32343/2409-5052-2025-19-3-413-425
DOI: 10.32343/2409-5052-2025-19-3-413-425
UDС: 378.147
The article was submitted to the editorial offi ce on 22.03.2025, approved after review on 19.08.2025, and accepted for publication on 20.08.2025.