Ukrainian schoolUkrainian school: : realities and modernization realities and modernization
strategystrategyPavloPavlo PolyanskyPolyansky, , Vice-Minister of Vice-Minister of Education and Science of UkraineEducation and Science of Ukraine
2525 FebruaryFebruary 2010 2010
General secondary education in General secondary education in UkraineUkraine
Structure and timeframesfor receiving a complete
general secondary education
Elementary schoolGeneral
educational institution of
І category4 years
Basic schoolGeneral
educational institution
of ІI category5 years
Senior high school General
educational institution
of IІІ category3 years
Types of educational institutionsTypes of educational institutions:: comprehensive secondary school ofcomprehensive secondary school of І-ІІІ І-ІІІ
categoriescategories;; gymnasiumgymnasium, , lyceumlyceum, , collegecollege;; specialized schoolspecialized school – – general educational general educational
institution (GEI) ofinstitution (GEI) of І-ІІІ І-ІІІ categories with an categories with an in-depth study of individual subjects and in-depth study of individual subjects and coursescourses::
eveningevening ( (shift-typeshift-type) ) school for citizens school for citizens who do not have a possibility of learning who do not have a possibility of learning at day-time schoolsat day-time schools;;
educational establishments for children educational establishments for children with special needswith special needs;;
professional training interschool centerprofessional training interschool center;; vocational schoolvocational school;; higher educational institution of higher educational institution of І-ІІ І-ІІ levels levels
of accreditationof accreditation;; out-of-school educational and correction out-of-school educational and correction
establishmentestablishment..
Fertility dynamics in Ukraine inFertility dynamics in Ukraine in 1991- 1991-20092009 ((expressed as thousands of peopleexpressed as thousands of people))
211,6184,5
147,1170
385,1
460,3
339,5
284,3
306,6
314
340,6
284,4
266,4
248,9
237,3
238245,4
419,2
173
153,7142,9141,8
139,2 142,2 141,8158,6
512,5
510,6
630,8
492,9
376,5390,7
408,6
427,3
426,1
472,6
100
700
1991
1995
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
UrbanRuralU K R A I N E
Relative number of general educational institutions of I category in rural areas with a number of students downwards
of 10
Chernigivska50,0
ARC3,1
Sevastopol
Kyiv
Vinnytska40,0
Volynska30,6
Dnipropetrovska21,0
Donetska18,5
Zhytomyrska33,0
Zakarpattya19,8
Zaporizka41,0
Ivano-Frankivska26,0
Kyivska25,0
Kirovogradska42,0
Luganska26,0
Lvivska36,0
Mykolayivska50,0
Odeska7,0
Khersonska57,0
Ternopilska36,0
Rivnenska25,4
Khmelnytska54,0
Soumska50,0
Poltavska57,0 Kharkivska
39,0
Chernivetska10,0
Cherkaska61,0
- up to 10%- up to 10%
- up to 20%- up to 20%
- up to 30%- up to 30%
- more than 30%- more than 30%
Relative number of general educational institutions of I-II categories in rural areas with a number of students
downwards of 40
Chernigivska63,0
ARC3,1
Sevastopol
Kyiv
Vinnytska21,0
Volynska12,3
Dnipropetrovska20,0
Donetska13,1
Zhytomyrska28,0
Zakarpattya4,0
Zaporizka26,0
Ivano-Frankivska6,2
Kyivska24,0
Kirovogradska43,0
Luganska23,0
Lvivska13,0
Mykolayivska28,0
Odeska8,2
Khersonska17,0
Ternopilska7,0
Rivnenska9,5
Khmelnytska29,0
Soumska54,0
Poltavska34,9 Kharkivska
48,4
Chernivetska0,9
- up to 10%- up to 10%
- up to 20%- up to 20%
- up to 30%- up to 30%
- more than 30%- more than 30%
Relative number of general educational institutions of I-III categories in rural areas with a number of students
downwards of 100
Chernigivska39,0
ARC5,0
Sevastopol
Kyiv
Vinnytska18,0
Volynska8,1
Dnipropetrovska12,0
Donetska10,3
Zhytomyrska18,0
Zakarpattya0,7
Zaporizka20,0
Ivano-Frankivska2,9
Kyivska17,0
Kirovogradska28,0
Luganska11,0
Lvivska3,0
Mykolayivska15,0
Odeska3,8
Khersonska19,0
Ternopilska6,0
Rivnenska6,0
Khmelnytska24,0
Soumska56,0
Poltavska22,0 Kharkivska
34,0
Chernivetska0,0
Cherkaska26,0
- up to 10%- up to 10%
- up to 20%- up to 20%
- up to 30%- up to 30%
- more than 30%- more than 30%
Dynamics of students’ number at general Dynamics of students’ number at general educational institutionseducational institutions ( (expressed as expressed as
thousands of peoplethousands of people))
4520,5
4540,5
4596,7
4297,8
4231,3
4329,3
4438,3
4671,7
4935,4
4000
4200
4400
4600
4800
5000
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Due to the Due to the improvement of a improvement of a demographic situation, demographic situation, we expect a beginning of we expect a beginning of increase in students’ increase in students’ number as of 2011number as of 2011-2012 -2012 educational yeareducational year.. On On 1 1 SeptemberSeptember 20092009, 20 thousand more , 20 thousand more first-graders were enlisted first-graders were enlisted to schools than in the to schools than in the previous yearprevious year..
Educational districts as a prerequisite for Educational districts as a prerequisite for the development of rural schoolsthe development of rural schools
Educational districtEducational district – – union of educational union of educational establishments in the system of pre-schoolestablishments in the system of pre-school, , comprehensive secondarycomprehensive secondary, , out-of-schoolout-of-school, , vocational vocational and higher educationand higher education, , whose activities are aimed to whose activities are aimed to create conditions for receiving quality comprehensive create conditions for receiving quality comprehensive secondary education by citizenssecondary education by citizens. . The district may The district may encompass educational management authorities, encompass educational management authorities, culturalcultural, , health care, physical culture and sports health care, physical culture and sports institutionsinstitutions..
Activities of educational districts ensureActivities of educational districts ensure:: creation of a single educational environment within a creation of a single educational environment within a
jurisdictionjurisdiction;;students’ possibility of choosing an individual educational students’ possibility of choosing an individual educational
directiondirection; ; implementation of a pre-specialized and specialized implementation of a pre-specialized and specialized
trainingtraining;;development of children and students’ creative abilitiesdevelopment of children and students’ creative abilities, ,
skillsskills, , talentstalents; ; implementation of modern educational techniquesimplementation of modern educational techniques;;coordination of educational processes at institutions in the coordination of educational processes at institutions in the
districtdistrict;;creation of adequate conditions to provide for the creation of adequate conditions to provide for the
educational processeducational process;;facilitation of financial autonomy of schoolsfacilitation of financial autonomy of schools..
Educational district can operate on the basis of a central (basic) school or resource centerEducational district can operate on the basis of a central (basic) school or resource center, , and without tyemand without tyemEducational districts functioning modelsEducational districts functioning models::
Secondary school
PTIC Secondary school
Out-of-school
institution
Secondary school
Central school
Середня школа
Middle (basic) school
Secondary school
Secondary school
Out-of-school
institution
Educational district model on the basis of a central school
Educational district model without a central school
68978
142570
128087 129234
28513
118397
20025
66380
688614113
3055 6547
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
140000
160000
2001/2002 2008/2009
Specialized educationSpecialized education – – factor in the factor in the equal access to quality education equal access to quality education
improvementimprovement401281
73850
475890
122639
469382
125397
2001/2002 2006/2007 2008/2009
Всього З них в сільській місцевості
TTo
Distribution of students of general secondary institutions by educational directions (people)
Number of students in classes with specialized education (people)
Monitoring studies on education qualityMonitoring studies on education quality
By joint efforts monitoring studies were conducted in terms ofBy joint efforts monitoring studies were conducted in terms of : : conditions of mathematical education for elementary school studentsconditions of mathematical education for elementary school students;; level of world outlook and general cultural perceptions of solar bodies and the Universe, level of world outlook and general cultural perceptions of solar bodies and the Universe,
formed by students of the 5formed by students of the 5 thth and 11 and 11thth grade of general educational institutions grade of general educational institutions;; for the first timefor the first time – – participation at Trends in Mathematics and Science Studyparticipation at Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS(TIMSS-2007-2007))Continuing preparation for the participation atContinuing preparation for the participation at:: pilot international monitoring studiespilot international monitoring studies PIRLSPIRLS -20011 -20011 (Progress in International Reading (Progress in International Reading
Literacy Study) Literacy Study) (4(4thth grade grade) ) andand TIMSSTIMSS-2011 (4-2011 (4thth and 8 and 8thth grades grades); ); monitoring study on geographical education quality of 9-graders monitoring study on geographical education quality of 9-graders ((MarchMarch 2010); 2010); distance monitoring study to reveal a level of skills in a practical application of information distance monitoring study to reveal a level of skills in a practical application of information
and communication technologies, formed by school leaversand communication technologies, formed by school leavers ( (AprilApril 2010). 2010).
Educational sector monitoring and
assessment system
DepartmentsMinistry of Education
and Science of Ukraine
Organization and performance of monitoring studiesInstitute for innovation
technologies and educational content:
Scientific support
Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine
Consulting and financial aidby the World Bank
Equal Access to Quality Education Project
InclusionInclusion – – a modern direction of a modern direction of Ukrainian educationUkrainian education
Inclusive educationInclusive education:: says that all children can learnsays that all children can learn;; encourages educational facilitiesencourages educational facilities, ,
systems and programs to meet the systems and programs to meet the needs of all childrenneeds of all children;;
is a developing dynamic processis a developing dynamic process..
Strategic goalStrategic goal:: Formation of a new state policy Formation of a new state policy
regarding children with a specific regarding children with a specific psychophysical developmentpsychophysical development;;
Implementation and extension of the Implementation and extension of the inclusive education model for such inclusive education model for such children at general educational children at general educational institutionsinstitutions;;
Provision of a regulatory and Provision of a regulatory and educational – methodical educational – methodical frameworkframework..
Категорії дітей з особливими освітніми проблемами
HIV-positivechildren
Children,having
social problems
Children, having
educational problems
Talented children
Children withminor health
problems
Invalid children
Children with special educational
needs
Social significance of inclusive educationSocial significance of inclusive educationFor all studentsFor all students:: Joint learning facilitates development of empathyJoint learning facilitates development of empathy, ,
tolerancetolerance, , objective assessment of own capacitiesobjective assessment of own capacities, , formation of a realistic conception of the worldformation of a realistic conception of the world..
For parentsFor parents:: Alleviation of tensionAlleviation of tension, , improvement of emotional improvement of emotional
conditionsconditions, , dampened anxiety and fearsdampened anxiety and fears, , mobilization of forces to achieve success every day mobilization of forces to achieve success every day and in the futureand in the future, , a new structured outlook on life a new structured outlook on life for the whole family and relativesfor the whole family and relatives..
For teachersFor teachers:: incentive to self improveincentive to self improve In-depth knowledge about children’s development regularitiesIn-depth knowledge about children’s development regularities specification and use of efficient teaching techniquesspecification and use of efficient teaching techniques development of a strategy and tactics to psychologically anddevelopment of a strategy and tactics to psychologically and pedagogically pedagogically ((and oftenand often – – medicallymedically) ) support such childrensupport such children new view on education of all childrennew view on education of all children
Contribution of the Equal Access to Quality Contribution of the Equal Access to Quality Education Project in Ukraine to the Education Project in Ukraine to the
development of educational districtsdevelopment of educational districts
School buses were delivered to:Zhytomyr oblast: 17 buses (16 regular and 1 specialized) for 7 rayons;Rivne oblast: 16 buses (15 regular and 1 specialized) for 8 rayons;Zakarpattya oblast: 15 buses (14 regular and 1 specialized) for 6 rayons;Lviv oblast: 26 buses (24 regular and 2 specialized) for 11 rayons;Chernigiv oblast: 12 buses (11 regular and 1 specialized) for 6 rayons;Kherson oblast: 14 buses (13 and 1 specialized) for 5 rayons.
Main results:Optimization plans have been developed in 6 pilot rayons of 6 oblasts;School network optimization manuals have been drafted;Assistance has been rendered to organize central schools (school buses, training rooms, computers, teachers’ training)
Contribution of the Equal Access to Quality Contribution of the Equal Access to Quality Education Project in Ukraine to the improvement of Education Project in Ukraine to the improvement of
education qualityeducation quality 530 class rooms have been equipped with training computer facilities (27 oblasts); Support to the independent external assessment; Participation at international comparative studies(TIMSS 2007, TIMSS&PIRLS 2011); 28 Institutes for continuing pedagogical education (ICPEs) have been equipped with computer training classes; 110 lead teachers have been trained to teach ICPE teachers, rayon methodics department resource teachers, school principles, heads of district methodics unions; By September 2010, 1680 ICPE teachers will have been trained, as well as 1400 rayon methodics department resource teachers, 400 heads of district methodics unions – teachers in pilot oblasts, 200 master trainers for school principles, more than 2000 school principles (total benchmark figure is 5680 people); Procurement of 182 training rooms (biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics training rooms) is being arranged.
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