Исследования | Center for Political Analysis “Observatory of Democracy”

Implementation of school civic education: sluggish process and minimal results

School education in developed countries is undergoing a stage of significant transformations. The key benchmarks for determining the necessary changes are the needs of society’s sustainable development, in a broad sense, as well as the forecasts of specialists regarding the […]

Reforming higher education in Ukraine: financial support

The goal of the higher education reform in Ukraine is integration into the European educational space. Therefore, the quality of educational services and the scale of Ukrainian universities’ scientific achievements should become correlated with the corresponding European indicators. The implementation […]

Introduction of civic education in the Ukrainian school: a competent voter is forgotten

The beginning of the 2018/19 academic year was marked by the start of a full-scale educational reform. The Law of Ukraine “On Education” defines the goal of education which, in particular, concerns the “education of responsible citizens capable of conscious […]

Slowdown of educational reform in Ukraine: obvious signs and reasons

Education reform is one of the key in terms of European integration. It is education that should form in the minds of citizens the value system that mentally brings us closer to the EU countries and activates the introduction of […]

School uniform and reform: lines of conflict

For September 2018 the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine plans a full-scale launch of the educational reform. The key strategic direction of school reform, as follows from the statements of ministerial officials, comments of experts and teachers — […]

Calculation or values: how coalitions are formed in Ukraine

Уже третий год как журналисты употребляют в отношении действующего депутатского большинства в Верховной Раде понятие «коалиция Шрёдингера», подчеркивая, что для внешнего наблюдателя она одновременно и жива, и мертва. После выхода из коалиции «Европейская Украина» трёх партий (РПЛ, «Самопомощь», «Батьківщина») в […]

Decentralization of the education system in Kharkiv region: pivotal schools

Euro-reforms that have been conducting during recent years in Ukraine have also affected secondary education. One of the key aspects of its reform was the establishment of pivotal schools as centers of educational districts. This task is especially important in […]

Educational reform implementation: what is changing in schools of Kharkiv region

The new Law of Ukraine “On Education”, which came into force six months ago, is aimed at overcoming the gap in education in terms of requirements of the present, reforms in the sphere of decentralization and deregulation in other industries. […]

Izyum’s system of education: state and possibilities for development

В прошлом году началось поэтапное реформирование системы образования. Ключевые направления реформы направлены на преобразование учебного заведения на открытый для общественности институт, который бы готовил молодежь к жизни в современном цивилизованном демократическом обществе. Новый Закон Украины «Об образовании» обеспечивает возможности для […]

Express-analysis of court system state in Kharkiv region by mass media monitoring

2017 turned out to be rich in newsbreaks in the judicial sphere, which undoubtedly focused the media attention on court proceedings in Kharkiv and the region. The coverage of the judicial system functioning in the media allows us to diagnose […]