Educational trends in the conditions of the russian-Ukrainian war and current geopolitical challenges

Abstract

The article is devoted to the issue of educational trends in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war and the modern geopolitical challenges Ukraine and Ukrainian educators face. The state of quarantine restrictions due to the incidence of Covid-19 caused an active transition of most spheres of activity, including education, communication of educational process to the mixed form with the help of digital technologies. In particular, they became assistants to educators at various levels: from secondary school to institutions of higher education. The adaptation was successful with some shortcomings, which can be solved at the individual level of communication between teachers and students of different levels. Such educational trends as digitalization of the educational process, continuous learning, strengthening of social inclusion, academic integrity, combination of education with science, project-based learning, academic mobility of students and teaching staff, media literacy, psychological support of students in the educational process, recognition of the results of non-formal and informal of education within the educational process, visualization, gamification, interactivity of education, soft-skills: development of social and emotional intelligence,critical thinking, ability to quickly adapt to new conditions, etc. helped all participants of the educational process in Ukraine to boldly adapt to the unusual conditions of long-term quarantine and continue their work even in war conditions. Owing to the financial and material assistance of other countries, it is planned to rebuild destroyed educational institutions and infrastructure according to new standards, develop a new network of educational institutions, and develop in science and technology. The active implementation of educational trends at ZhytomyrIvan Franko State University allows the institution to develop educational directions even in conditions of geopolitical challenges and war.