Ukraińska pedagogika porównawcza w ramach globalizacji: osiągnięcia i wyzwania

In Ukraine, a number of factors including the "iron curtain" disappearance, the independence proclamation in 1991, rapid ICT expansion promoted the national education openness for the worldwide achievements and actualized the comparative education role. In the independence period, an important task for the comparative education in Ukraine is to study the nature of the educational transformations in the developed countries in order to harmonize the national education development with the educational achievements of the other ones. The purpose of the article is to conduct a comparative analysis of the comparative education development in Ukraine and abroad, to outline the achievements and the challenges faced by the national comparative education nowadays.As a result of the analysis it was concluded that in Ukraine the nature of comparative education development has its own specificity caused by the prolonged isolation and ideological pressure in the Soviet period.The abovementioned make it impossible to find the direct parallels between the developments of comparative education in foreign countries and in Ukraine until 1991. At the same time, it was concluded that after the Ukraine independence, comparative education started to be developed as an academic field similar to the foreign comparative education methodological approaches.Before, the "preparatory period" had lasted when the foundations of this science were laid, and the methods of comparison were developed. It should be notified that this period was varying; every decade has enriched the science of comparing with many ideas and technologies. The less was the influence of the communist ideology the fruitfully the methodological ideas and technologies were developing.The present stage (which is determined by globalization transformations) could be characterized as the period of the national comparative education professionalization. The professionalization is characterized both by the comparative education institutionalization (institutional structure formation) and the development of its methodology. The institutionalization comprises the comparative education research centers formation; the "Comparative pedagogy" course for the future teachers in the Ukrainian universities launching; the specialized journals publication; the annual special events conducting.The comparative education methodology also is under the process of development. The issues that remain to be open for the Ukrainian comparative educationists’ community in the aspect of the methodology primarily cover the selection of the methods for the comparative educational studies, meeting the national education requirements in terms of the determination of the common trends and patterns of the educational development abroad and primarily in Europe, the prognostication for the educational policymakers in Ukraine.Wiele czynników, obejmujących zniknięcie "żelaznej kurtyny" i ogłoszenie niepodległości w 1991 roku, oraz szybkie rozprzestrzenianie się ICT na Ukrainie spowodowało otwartość edukacji krajowej na światowe osiągnięcia w tej dziedzinie, co podniosło także rolę pedagogiki porównawczej. W czasach niepodległości ważnym zadaniem jest badanie istoty transformacji edukacyjnych za granicą w celu harmonizowania edukacji narodowej zgodnie z kierunkami rozwoju systemów edukacji w Europie i USA. Celem artykułu jest analiza rozwoju pedagogiki porównawczej na Ukrainie z uwzględnieniem dokonań innych krajów, określenie osiągnięć i wyzwań stojących przed krajową pedagogiką porównawczą na współczesnym etapie. Stwierdzono, że na Ukrainie specyficzny charakter rozwoju pedagogiki porównawczej spowodowany jest przez długotrwałą izolację oraz specyficzne wpływy ideologiczne, jakim podlegała Ukraina w latach podległości Związkowi Radzieckiemu.Specyfika ta uniemożliwia przeprowadzenie bezpośrednich paraleli między rozwojem pedagogiki porównawczej za granicą i na Ukrainie do roku 1991, kiedy to, po uzyskaniu niepodległości, ukraińska pedagogika porównawcza zaczęła się rozwijać podobnie, jak to ma miejsce w innych krajach Jak dotąd trwał w tej dziedzinie "okres przygotowawczy", podczas którego opracowywano podstawy tej nauki wraz z metodologią badawczą.Należy zauważyć, że okres ten nie był jednolity – kolejne dziesięciolecia wzbogacały tę dziedzinę nauki o rozliczne innowacje i nowoczesne technologie.Obecny etap (zdeterminowany przez transformacje globalizacyjne) może być scharakteryzowany jako okres profesjonalizacji narodowej pedagogiki porównawczej w kontekście tworzenia jej ośrodków badawczych, wprowadzenia kursu "Pedagogika porównawcza" dla przyszłych nauczycieli na uniwersytetach w kraju, wydawania czasopism specjalistycznych, przeprowadzania corocznych przedsięwzięć warsztatowych wraz z nieustannym tworzeniem metodologii pedagogiki porównawczej.Pytania, które pozostają otwarte dla społeczności ukraińskich komparatystów przede wszystkim obejmują dobór odpowiednich metod do przeprowadzania badań porównawczo-pedagogicznych, ich skuteczności, zgodności z wymogami edukacji narodowej w zakresie wyodrębnienia wspólnych z systemami edukacyjnymi  innych krajów tendencji rozwojowych, reguł i zasad prognozy dla twórców polityki edukacyjnej w Ukrainie

Reforma szkolnictwa średniego na Ukrainie: dążenie do standardów UE

The aim of this paper is to compare the secondary education reforms in Ukraine with reforms in the European Union. In the 21st century, education in the European Union is viewed from the standpoint of building a knowledge society, which actualizes the duration of school education as well as mastering the competences of its citizens. The reforms of the extension of school education and its transformation into a competence approach are embracing all European Union member states. In Ukraine, within the framework of the European integration, the reforms of school education (of the structure and of the content) are aimed at synchronizing the Ukrainian school with the European standards. In conclusion, challenges of this process are specified and recommendations are made.Celem artykułu jest porównanie charakteru reform strukturalnych na Ukrainie na poziomie średnim z reformami w Unii Europejskiej. W XXI w. edukacja w Unii Europejskiej jest postrzegana z punktu widzenia budowania społeczeństwa opartego na wiedzy, które aktualizuje czas trwania szkolnej edukacji oraz kompetencje obywateli. Reformy rozszerzenia edukacji szkolnej i jej przekształcenie w „kompetencję” obejmują wszystkie państwa członkowskie Unii Europejskiej. Na Ukrainie w ramach integracji europejskiej reformy szkolnego sektora edukacji (struktury i treści) mają na celu synchronizację ukraińskiej edukacji szkolnej ze standardami europejskimi. W związku z tym w opracowaniu określono wyzwania związane z tym procesem i przedstawiono zalecenia

COVID-19 and education in Ukraine: Responses from the authorities and opinions of educators

The COVID-19 pandemic, which struck the world in 2020, has hit education systems around the world. The world community has begun searching for and testing models for organising the educational process in a new reality. The purpose of this study was to analyse how the education system in Ukraine is functioning under the COVID-19 pandemic. The theoretical framework for considering the research problem is based on the theory of synergetics. Such synergetic postulates as openness, evolution, dynamics, bifurcation point, interaction, self-organisation, irreversibility and new state are key guidelines for understanding the processes taking place in Ukrainian education. A qualitative research approach was used to guide the study. The research methods included the review of the governmental documents, review of the surveys and interviews. The major finding is that the COVID-19 pandemic is transforming the education system in Ukraine and many changes are positive. This includes the long-awaited autonomy of educational institutions, the opportunity to acquire digital skills by educators, strengthening cooperation with regional and local authorities and updates to the overloaded curriculum. The Ukrainian authorities, the pedagogical community and society are working together to organise education under new conditions. However, Ukrainian education faces serious challenges (partly inadequate Internet access in homes, especially in rural areas; lack of educators’ online instruction skills; few official methodological guidelines and online textbooks and low levels of motivation of students to participate in online sessions). The findings thus revealed the importance of a national strategy for the development of education, considering the recommendations of the international organisations and the experience of foreign countries

THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION OF THE COMPETENCE-BASED SCHOOL EDUCATION IN UKRAINE

The adoption of the Lisbon Strategy (2000) and of the European Reference Framework on Key Competences for Lifelong Learning (2006) launched a competence-based approach in the EU member states education systems. During the last decade the concept of competence greatly influenced the education policy, school curricula and assessment models. The competence approach serves as an Europeanisation tool harmonising the education systems in order to raise their quality and, thus, to make the EU economy competent in the world. The Ukrainian education is under great influence of pan-European tendencies and policies that results in its Europeanisation. The competence approach is one of the tools of this process at the level of school education. Ukraine has travelled long pass from the discussion and definition of competences to the selection and adoption at the nationwide level. Still, this process is accompanied by a number of challenges that make the European experiences significant for the Ukrainian education in the process of its integration into the European education space

The Secondary Education Reform in Ukraine: Moving to the EU Standards

Метою даної статті є порівняння реформ середньої освіти в Україні з реформами в Європейському Союзі. У XXI столітті освіта в Європейському Союзі розглядається з позицій побудови суспільства знань, яке актуалізує тривалість шкільної освіти. Реформи розширення шкільної освіти та її перетворення із використанням компетентнісного підходу охоплюють усі країни-члени Європейського Союзу. В Україні у рамках європейської інтеграції реформи шкільної освіти (за структурою та змістом) спрямовані на синхронізацію української школи з європейськими стандартами. На завершення конкретизуються проблеми цього процесу та виробляються рекомендації.The aim of this paper is to compare the secondary education reforms in Ukraine with reforms in the European Union. In the 21st century, education in the European Union is viewed from the standpoint of building a knowledge society, which actualizes the duration of school education as well as mastering the competences of its citizens. The reforms of the extension of school education and its transformation into a competence approach are embracing all European Union member states. In Ukraine, within the framework of the European integration, the reforms of school education (of the structure and of the content) are aimed at synchronizing the Ukrainian school with the European standards. In conclusion, challenges of this process are specified and recommendations are made

Reflective analysis of the introduction of the competency concept into Ukrainian primary education using benchmarks from the European Union

It is investigated how the competence education concept was developed in Ukraine using EU benchmarks. It is important to note that one aspect of Ukraine's integration into Europe is the transition of its national education into a competency foundation. The authors came to the conclusion that the Ukrainian educational system had moved from promoting the notion of competence education to actually putting it into practice. The findings of the study show that in Ukraine, the idea of competence is most successfully supported at the level of educational policy. The novelty of a direct correlation between strategic, didactic, and methodological levels presents a number of obstacles for the competency idea at the implementation level. The authors come to the conclusion that the issue of developing key competencies, particularly transversal or cross-curricular ones, is still unresolved; that cross-curricular connections and integration of the educational content need to be improved; and that the level of evaluating younger students' competencies is even less developed. On the other hand, the authors make generalizations about how common globalization issues, strong European integration processes, and Europeanization that extends to European nations outside of the EU's boundaries all play a significant role in bringing Ukrainian education in line with EU norms

Doctoral Education in Ukraine: the Application of Digital Tools and Services by Doctoral Students under COVID-19 Pandemic

[EN] The paper aims to explore the peculiarities of doctoral education under COVID-19 in Ukraine. The application of digital instruments and services by doctoral students has become a priority during distance training. However, this approach is mainly a new experience and, accordingly, undergoes theoretical substantiation and piloting. The focus of the study is two-fold. It theoretically discusses the digital support of dissertation research at various stages. Secondly, based on the findings of the survey on the doctoral students application of digital tools and services the challenges have been identified. We conclude that the priority of digital education in the EU countries, especially under COVID-19 pandemic highlights the task of restructuring the doctoral education in Ukraine towards its dynamic digitalization. The digitization should be comprehensive and systematic. Systematization should include technical, organizational, motivational and developmental components aimed at synergy of institutions, doctoral students and supervisors. The complexity should include both the digitization of the training component and independent work of the doctoral students while writing a dissertation. The groups of DT&S for application by doctoral students are recommended for the inclusion into the doctoral students training curriculum both in the format of a separate course and by integration into the syllabi of other disciplines. Based on the research findings the targeted scientific/methodical events (seminars, master classes, doctoral schools, etc.) providing knowledge and skills on DT&S application are recommended.Khoruzha, L.; Lokshyna, O.; Mazur, N.; Proshkin, V. (2022). Doctoral Education in Ukraine: the Application of Digital Tools and Services by Doctoral Students under COVID-19 Pandemic. Multidisciplinary Journal for Education, Social and Technological Sciences. 9(1):87-112. https://doi.org/10.4995/muse.2022.16768OJS871129

Active Forms of Conducting European Studies: Experience, Analysis, Conclusions

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the paper is to assess the efficiency of the active forms (Quiz, One Pager, the World Café, Visualization: Mind Mapping, Interactive lecture-discussion) used within the European studies for PhD students on ensuring quality of higher education. THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The empirical material of the research was collected by questionnaire with the direct participation of the authors. The respondents were asked to rate each of the active forms on a Likert scale from 1 to 5 points in order to obtain a rating scale for each of the active forms. THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: The main professional and general competencies of PhD degree seekers (ability to analyse, evaluate and synthesize new and complex ideas; ability to apply knowledge in practical situations; ability to work in a team etc) can be developed using the active forms of training. RESEARCH RESULTS: The study showed that active forms are effective for the European studies and development of the professional competence of PhDs. CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The active forms are promising for PhD students’ training, especially for the instruction of complex knowledge and the formation of transversal competencies. No less important is the conclusion about the need to use a set of methods that together ensure the implementation of the full range of educational tasks

Національна доповідь про стан і перспективи розвитку освіти в Україні: монографія (До 30-річчя незалежності України)

The publication provides a comprehensive analysis of the state and development of national education over the 30 years of Ukraine’s independence, identifies current problems in education, ascertains the causes of their emergence, offers scientifically reasoned ways to modernise domestic education in the context of globalisation, European integration, innovative development, and national self-identification. Designed for legislators, state officials, education institutions leaders, teaching and academic staff, the general public, all those who seek to increase the competitiveness of Ukrainian education in the context of civilisation changes.У виданні здійснено всебічний аналіз стану і розвитку національної освіти за 30-річний період незалежності України, визначено актуальні проблеми освітньої сфери, виявлено причини їх виникнення, запропоновано науково обґрунтовані шляхи модернізації вітчизняної освіти в умовах глобалізації, європейської інтеграції, інноваційного розвитку та національної самоідентифікації. Розраховано на законодавців, державних управлінців, керівників закладів освіти, педагогічних і науково-педагогічних працівників, широку громадськість, усіх, хто прагне підвищення конкурентоспроможності української освіти в контексті цивілізаційних змін

Reforma szkolnictwa średniego na Ukrainie: dążenie do standardów UE

The aim of this paper is to compare the secondary education reforms in Ukraine with reforms in the European Union. In the 21st century, education in the European Union is viewed from the standpoint of building a knowledge society, which actualizes the duration of school education as well as mastering the competences of its citizens. The reforms of the extension of school education and its transformation into a competence approach are embracing all European Union member states. In Ukraine, within the framework of the European integration, the reforms of school education (of the structure and of the content) are aimed at synchronizing the Ukrainian school with the European standards. In conclusion, challenges of this process are specified and recommendations are made.Celem artykułu jest porównanie charakteru reform strukturalnych na Ukrainie na poziomie średnim z reformami w Unii Europejskiej. W XXI w. edukacja w Unii Europejskiej jest postrzegana z punktu widzenia budowania społeczeństwa opartego na wiedzy, które aktualizuje czas trwania szkolnej edukacji oraz kompetencje obywateli. Reformy rozszerzenia edukacji szkolnej i jej przekształcenie w „kompetencję” obejmują wszystkie państwa członkowskie Unii Europejskiej. Na Ukrainie w ramach integracji europejskiej reformy szkolnego sektora edukacji (struktury i treści) mają na celu synchronizację ukraińskiej edukacji szkolnej ze standardami europejskimi. W związku z tym w opracowaniu określono wyzwania związane z tym procesem i przedstawiono zalecenia