PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATIONS OF TRAINING IN THE EDUCATION SPHERE FOR NATIONAL MINORITIES (COMMUNITIES) IN UKRAINE AND THE COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, TULIN Kyrylo 
Published: April 2024

B a c k g r ou nd . The article is a study of pedagogical innovations in education for national minorities (communities) in Ukraine and the countries of the European Union. Relevance. At the current stage of Ukraine's development, the problem of providing adequate education to representatives of national minorities is becoming particularly urgent, since an effective approach to this problem is of great importance for main- taining harmony between different nationalities in a multinational society. The positive experience of implementing pedagogical innovations in educational institutions of EU countries aimed at the needs of national minorities is particularly important for its integration in our country. Purpose and objectives. The purpose of the study is to analyze pedagogical innovations in education for national minorities (communities) in Ukraine and the countries of the European Union. To fulfill the stated goal of the research, the following objectives were set: to characterize the definition of the term "innova- tion" in educational activity; to determine pedagogical technologies used in innovative pedagogical activities; to consider peda- gogical innovations in education for national minorities in Ukraine; to analyze the peculiarities of pedagogical innovations in education for national minorities in EU countries. The research methods used in the work are the following: search based on the available methodical and scientific literature with analysis of the found material, comparison, systematization. Re su lt s . In the context of the educational activity, the term "innovation" is used in a number of important meanings. The classification of pedagogical technologies, which are most often used in the educational environment, is given. It was empha- sized that innovative educational activity in Ukraine is carried out at three levels. The spectrum of technologies, which today functions in general educational institutions in which education is conducted in the language of national minorities, is multi- format, which is connected with the introduction of new educational standards. Analyzing pedagogical innovations in education for national minorities in EU countries, some features of such countries as Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, and Lithuania are listed, since their views on the issue of education of national minorities are quite diverse. C onc lu si on s . Pedagogical innovations in education for national minorities (communities) in Ukraine and the countries of the European Union were analyzed. The definition of the term "innovation" in educational activity is characterized. Technologi- cal schemes and pedagogical technologies used in innovative pedagogical activities are also defined. Pedagogical innovations in education for national minorities in Ukraine are considered. Peculiarities of pedagogical innovations in education for national minorities in such EU countries as Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, and Lithuania are analyzed.