Education of the Future: From Post-war Reconstruction to EU Membership (Ukrainian Case Study)

Abstract

The presented article reflects the results of the study of the prospects for the development of Ukrainian education in the postwar period. In particular, the trends due to the situation of full-scale war on the territory of the state and the results of research work on the plan for Ukrainian educational system innovation in accordance with European standards within the broader process of European integration are taken into account. The method of work with focus groups, formed of teachers of different levels of educational institutions on the territory of the country, was applied when conducting this research. In addition, in processing the results of published research, we used the axiomatic method and considered the existing obstacles (the reduction of the number of institutions, funding sources, incoming; the limitation of processes of innovation, digitalization, and development of methodological materials; the new context of professional training of teachers and academic mobility of education applicants) caused by the situation of full-scale war, as a starting point for the further deployment of perspective. The experience of Ukrainian educators in this case is a substrate for the research work, so the selected categories are designed to form a certain structure of the research process. In addition, a comparative approach was involved due to the need to provide predictions about educational trends of the future. In this paper, we present an attempt to reconcile the existing experience of the development of the institution of education in such a context. The result of the development of the presented topic is a model of educational development in Ukraine, which is based on the above- mentioned basis. The presented theoretical model is prognostic and corresponding recommendations require harmonization with the current norms of educational process management.