The educational potential of digital storytelling: a bibliometric study of Russian publications (based on materials from the NFB eLIBRARY.RU)

This study examine digital storytelling as one of the products of digitalization. Digital storytelling is a method of conveying information in narrative form using various digital technologies. In recent years, interest in this topic has sharply increased in fields such as pedagogy, journalism, marketing, and digital media. Despite the growing interest in this topic, there is insufficient formalization of data in scholarly sources regarding the specifics of using digital storytelling in different interpretations, as well as its impact on processes in the educational sphere and sociocultural transformations. The aim of this research is to identify the main trends and directions of digital storytelling applications based on a systematic analysis of scientific publications. To select publications on the platform NEB eLIBRARY.RU, a search query was constructed at the intersection of digital storytelling and education. A total of 105 articles were selected for analysis. Their subsequent analysis was conducted through the examination of statistical reports. The distributions of publications were studied based on themes, keywords, journals, organizations, years, and citation counts. Based on the results obtained, it was concluded that digital storytelling is successfully developing in areas such as pedagogy and the humanities; however, as an independent field, it is in the formation stage. The examined body of publications allows us to conclude that the presented data are primarily methodological and theoretical developments of an applied nature. Some of the reviewed publications have a high citation index, indicating a burgeoning scientific interest and the formation of a research community around this topic. The study of digital storytelling as a tool for meaning generation, transmission of cultural codes, and formation of digital identity within the framework of a section of sociology known as "Sociology of Communication" is seen as a promising direction.