author: Anastasiia Volos
Urgency of the research. STEM-education in Ukraine is in the stage of formation, its implementation is through the reform of school education, namely, the reform of the “New Ukrainian School”. Digital technologies, as an integral part of STEM-education in modern life, occupy a special place in the educational space for the sake of accessibility, integrity, relevance and openness of information. The relevance of the topic is due to the lack of research on STEM-education productivity in Ukraine, which would allow for a developed system of competencies, advantages, perspectives and problems in the process of education of lifelong learning.
Target setting. Paying attention to the material, technical and methodological support of secondary education in Ukraine, the question arises whether the effective and productive process of implementing STEM-education even as a pedagogical experiment.
Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. The following scientists were investigating STEM-education in Ukraine: V. Voronkova, O. Kyvlyuk, S. Kutsepal, V. Nikitenko and others. In the world, STEM-education was consider as the driving force of the future R. Andryukyitene, M. Midga T. Perrault, and others like that.
The research objective. Among the challenges, facing STEM-education in Ukraine is the definition of the capabilities of a “universal” teacher of STEM disciplines in modern realities.
The statement of basic material. There is currently no specific mechanism for the implementation and implementation of STEM-education, which would provide a continuous process for preparing the “human of the future”. Given the concept of Nursing, it can be argued that STEM-education is a significant place among its main provisions.
Considering STEM-education as a whole, it is clear that the Ukrainian educational space is a basic system for achieving the main goal of reform, which is possible in the ideal educational environment.
Conclusions. One of the conditions for the formation of an ideal educational space is the preparation of a “universal” teacher of STEM-disciplines in modern realities.
Experimental STEM-education in Ukraine requires the development of new techniques and educational and professional training programs for STEM-discipline teachers.
Keywords: STEM-education, reform of school education, lifelong learning, “universal” teacher, “human of the future”, STEM-discipline teachers.
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authors: Olga Kyvliuk, Galіna Zhukova
Urgency of the research. Ukraine’s education is on the path of reform and European integration, faced with a large number of problems and failures. It, though slowly, is heading towards international recognition and occupation of its pivotal role in the global education system. Actualization of issues of internationalization of educational process at school is caused by changes in the state educational policy and educational development strategies.
Target setting. Recently, the problems of internationalization of education are more highlighted in studies on the sphere of higher education. But if education is a process of consistent, systematic and continuous, then the question arises of the propaedeutic of the internationalization of education at the school level.
Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Scientists M.Boychenko, J.Knight, A.Nitenko, A.Sbrueva, A.Chirva and others worked on issues of internationalization of higher education. Problems of the modernization of education werestudied by G.Dmitrenko, O.Savchenko, M.Tadeeva and others.
The research objectives. To explore the ways of internationalization of educational processes within school education and prospects for its modernization in Ukraine.
The statement of basic materials. Having analysed the internationalization of the educational process of the middle level education in Ukraine and compared the results with similar processes abroad, the ways of internationalization of school education in Ukraine were revealed through modernization and convergence. The internationalization of school education in Ukraine is closely linked to the processes of globalization, European integration, international cooperation, mobility, modernization, autonomy and development.
Conclusions. Among the ways the internationalization of schooling in Ukraine are allocated: educational and academic teaching staff mobility and improve their competencies through self-education, international training systems, training and implementation of the principles of continuing education; active introduction of distance learning in school education with the use of information and communication technologies; depth study of foreign languages and the teaching of subject disciplines in foreign languages at school on the principle of interdisciplinarity; integration and adaptation of state school curricula and the catalogue to international standards; the implementation of European cultural and educational norms into Ukrainian realities.
Keywords: modernization, internationalization, school education, distance learning, globalization, eurointegration, educational process.
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author: Valentyna Bobrytska
Urgency of the research. The positioning of Ukraine as a sovereign, democratic, European country determines the priorities of contemporary development of domestic education based on orientation towards national values, in particular the values of civil society.
Target setting. Nowadays, civic education in Ukraine has a sufficient space to manoeuvre in the formation of civic identity, legal and social ties amongst the person, society and the state, as well as in the formation of civil competencies of a citizen.
Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Many Ukrainian scientists studied the formation and development of civic education in independent Ukraine, including A. Zuikovska, S. Kiselev, S. Riabov, V. Saveliev and others.
The research objective. The study of the phenomenon of civic education in the philosophical, social and educational contexts should be carried out in the context of identifying the specifics of the formation of the idea of civic education in the historical and philosophical genesis; elucidation of the essence, purpose, tasks and content of civic education in Ukraine at the present stage of formation of civil society; analysis of civic education as a factor in the implementation of the foundations of a democratic society in modern Ukraine.
The statement of basic materials. The analysis of the philosophical and historical discourse of the emergence of the idea of civic education in a broad geopolitical context made it possible to find that the end of the 20th - the beginning of the 21st century was marked by a growing interest in it in both the countries belonging to the socialist camp and the countries with developed democracy, which resulted in the appearance of a number World Education Initiative for Democratic Citizenship in order to deepen citizens' awareness of their rights and responsibilities in a democratic society. The essence, purpose, objectives and content of civic education in Ukraine at the present stage of the formation of a civil society are clearly defined in the “Concept of the Development of Civic Education in Ukraine” (2018), which emphasizes the importance of forming the civil competencies of a person, aimed at the establishment and protection of statehood and democracy, ability to uphold their rights, be responsible to civic duties, to take responsibility for their own lives, for establishing harmonious relations between members of their family, for the life of a territorial community.
The effectiveness of civic education as a factor in the implementation of the foundations of a democratic society in modern Ukraine determines the effectiveness of coverage of all components of education, levels and degrees of education, standards of education, educational institutions and other subjects of educational activity, participants in the educational process, education authorities, and timeliness adoption and introduction of normative legal acts regulating relations by all subjects, engaged in civil education within the national education system.
Conclusions. The prospects, opening due to the introduction of civic education in today's democratic Ukraine, provide a great opportunity for the development of democratic rights, responsibilities and active participation of members of society in the social, political, social, economic, legal and cultural spheres of life at both national and at international levels.
Keywords: civic education, civil competences, civil society.
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author: Morin Oleh
Urgency of the research. The socio-economic situation in Ukraine actualizes the problem of the labor training of the younger generation, in line with the realities of the labor market, which requires modernization of the system of labor education for students of institutions of secondary education.
Target setting. Labor education becomes of special significance for elementary school students. It is in this age that the foundations of value attitude to work are laid. Therefore, it is urgent to create modern educational technologies aimed at ensuring the labor education of junior pupils.
Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Aspects of the formation of the value relation of the younger generation to work were considered by Yu. Belov, O. Bykovska, Ye. Vereshchak, A. Vichrusch, V. Voitko, L. Hutsan, D. Zakatnov, N. Kalinichenko, Y. Kepsa, O. Kobernik, Yu. Kolomiets, I. Kosik, M. Levkivsky, G. Levchenko, V. Madzigon, V. Machushy, I. Matyush, V. Maruschak, B. Melnchenko, V. Nazarenko, L. Orshansky, S. Okhrimenko, S. Pavch, A. Pashinsky, A. Ratsul, F. Ryskin, M. Ryabukhin, V. Savchenko, V. Salienko, V. Sidorenko, A. Tereshchuk, M. Tymenko, I. Tkachenko, Yu. Turanov, D. Tcherzhevsky, N. Shevchenko, V. Shtuyak and others.
The research objective. The purpose of the article is to consider aspects of labor education of junior pupils in institutions of secondary education.
The statement of basic materials. The article notes that the main element of the labor education of junior pupils is the practice of involving them in practical activity, which has to direct the nature of educational activity. Thus, the integration of elements of labor education into the content of all subject areas. Strengthening the effectiveness of labor education directly depends on the guideline, according to which each lesson is constructed in accordance with the conscious and specifically defined educational goal, not only the educational, but also the educational one.
Conclusions. The institutions of the system of general secondary education have a powerful potential in creating favorable conditions for the labor education of junior pupils. The specifics of the provision of labor education for junior pupils in institutions of general secondary education require the transition to a competent model of education and upbringing. In order to ensure the effectiveness of forming a value attitude towards work in students, it is worth organizing educational influences, that is, to necessarily plan educational activities in the specified direction.
Keywords: labor education, junior schoolchildren, junior pupils, institutions of general secondary education.
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