The Main Aspects of New Ukrainian School: Child-Centeredness, Competence Approach, Pedagogy of Partnership

Authors

  • Lada Filatova Doctor of Philosophy in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, Department of Primary and Professional Education, H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
  • Olga Zhvava PhD in the field of philology, Associate Professor of the Department of Ukrainian Philology and Intercultural Communication, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
  • Oksana Kharchuk Department of Ukrainian Philology and Intercultural Communication, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
  • Halyna Kosarieva PhD in the field of philology, Associate Professor of the Department of Ukrainian Philology and Intercultural Communication, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
  • Anzhelika Zyniakova PhD in the field of philology, Associate Professor of the Department of Ukrainian Philology and Intercultural Communication, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
  • Tetiana Shestopalova Doctor of Philological Science, Professor, Department of Ukrainian Philology and Intercultural Communication, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/15.4/800

Keywords:

Child-centeredness, pedagogy of partnership, competence, inclusion, school, teacher, educational activity

Abstract

The main aspects of New Ukrainian School are considered in the article. The relevance of the article is that the educational reform launched in Ukraine in 2017 is based on a model of 9 key components, among which the prominent pedagogy is partnership, which is based on the cooperation of students, teachers and parents; the content of education is realized through the competence approach; in the educational process the main reference point is the needs of the child, ie the so-called child-centeredness.

The purpose of the article: to consider in detail the implementation of key components of the New Ukrainian School Concept in domestic and foreign educational institutions: to clarify the principles of implementation of child centeredness, to reveal the essential features of the competence approach to learning, to compare the implementation of partnership pedagogy in international and Ukrainian education.

Methods of work: complex (analysis of the scientific literature and synthesis).

Novelty: the activity-based approach to learning is the key to the formation of key competencies of lifelong learning.

Results: According to research on this issue, the main goal of each reform is to improve the quality of education. Both the competence approach, and pedagogy of partnership, and child-centeredness interact closely with each other, complement each aspect. Thus, these factors are aimed at the diverse development of the child's personality, the formation of key and subject competencies that will be necessary for life skills and will be the basis for choosing a future profession and the key to success in life.

Conclusion: these factors of the New Ukrainian School Concept proclaim the preservation of the value of childhood, personal approach to the child, the development of students' abilities, creating an educational environment that provides psychological and physiological comfort.

 

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2023-11-28

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Filatova, L., Zhvava, O., Kharchuk, O., Kosarieva, H., Zyniakova, A., & Shestopalova, T. (2023). The Main Aspects of New Ukrainian School: Child-Centeredness, Competence Approach, Pedagogy of Partnership. Revista Romaneasca Pentru Educatie Multidimensionala, 15(4), 383-399. https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/15.4/800

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