Cultural Orientations of the Politics of Education in Ukraine (2010–2013): Ideology Strikes Back

In this article, the author has analysed educational reforms and educational policy in general, which was implemented in Ukraine during the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych. A few political cases were analysed, in particular the opposition of the National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” to the ed...

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Main Author: Dmytro Drozdovskyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lodz University Press 2022-06-01
Series:International Studies: Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/international/article/view/21753
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description In this article, the author has analysed educational reforms and educational policy in general, which was implemented in Ukraine during the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych. A few political cases were analysed, in particular the opposition of the National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” to the educational trends implemented by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine under the leadership of Dmytro Tabachnyk. The manifestations of colonial policy in Ukrainian education, which were aimed at the rapprochement of Ukraine and Russia and the positioning of Ukraine as a colonial part of the imperial body, have been outlined. It has been discussed in what implicit way the colonial strategy was implemented in the educational reforms in Ukraine, in particular in the aspect of teaching humanitarian disciplines, e.g. Ukrainian literature. Forms of possible resistance to colonial strategies in the educational field, the principles of overcoming imperial pressure and intensifying the narrative of resistance, which made it possible to avoid further splitting of the Ukrainian identity in the imperial body, have been analysed. The legislative activity, which was focused on strengthening the status of the Russian language as a regional language, has been outlined. Linguistic colonial approaches at the level of legislative initiatives in language policy have been spotlighted, in particular in the Kivalov-Kolesnichenko Law.
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spelling doaj.art-748d933973bd41c0b64bc5d31e08021b2024-01-17T12:19:58ZengLodz University PressInternational Studies: Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal2300-86952022-06-0129192510.18778/1641-4233.29.0221809Cultural Orientations of the Politics of Education in Ukraine (2010–2013): Ideology Strikes BackDmytro Drozdovskyi0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2838-6086National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Shevchenko Institute of LiteratureIn this article, the author has analysed educational reforms and educational policy in general, which was implemented in Ukraine during the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych. A few political cases were analysed, in particular the opposition of the National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” to the educational trends implemented by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine under the leadership of Dmytro Tabachnyk. The manifestations of colonial policy in Ukrainian education, which were aimed at the rapprochement of Ukraine and Russia and the positioning of Ukraine as a colonial part of the imperial body, have been outlined. It has been discussed in what implicit way the colonial strategy was implemented in the educational reforms in Ukraine, in particular in the aspect of teaching humanitarian disciplines, e.g. Ukrainian literature. Forms of possible resistance to colonial strategies in the educational field, the principles of overcoming imperial pressure and intensifying the narrative of resistance, which made it possible to avoid further splitting of the Ukrainian identity in the imperial body, have been analysed. The legislative activity, which was focused on strengthening the status of the Russian language as a regional language, has been outlined. Linguistic colonial approaches at the level of legislative initiatives in language policy have been spotlighted, in particular in the Kivalov-Kolesnichenko Law.https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/international/article/view/21753ukrainelanguage policycolonialismeducational policyregional languagesidentitynarrative of resistance
spellingShingle Dmytro Drozdovskyi
Cultural Orientations of the Politics of Education in Ukraine (2010–2013): Ideology Strikes Back
International Studies: Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal
ukraine
language policy
colonialism
educational policy
regional languages
identity
narrative of resistance
title Cultural Orientations of the Politics of Education in Ukraine (2010–2013): Ideology Strikes Back
title_full Cultural Orientations of the Politics of Education in Ukraine (2010–2013): Ideology Strikes Back
title_fullStr Cultural Orientations of the Politics of Education in Ukraine (2010–2013): Ideology Strikes Back
title_full_unstemmed Cultural Orientations of the Politics of Education in Ukraine (2010–2013): Ideology Strikes Back
title_short Cultural Orientations of the Politics of Education in Ukraine (2010–2013): Ideology Strikes Back
title_sort cultural orientations of the politics of education in ukraine 2010 2013 ideology strikes back
topic ukraine
language policy
colonialism
educational policy
regional languages
identity
narrative of resistance
url https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/international/article/view/21753
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