Abstract
The aim of the paper is the comparative analysis of the structure of the general secondary education system in Ukraine and the education systems of thirty eight countries participating in the EU Erasmus+ Programme (27 EU Member States, as well as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Northern Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Montenegro, Switzerland, United Kingdom).The authors have analysed the duration of education and the structure of an academic year in Ukraine and in other European countries and made conclusions on the compatibility of the instruction time and holidays length in the Ukrainian general secondary education institutions with those in the foreign ones. Basing on the analysis of the main development trends in the European education area countries the authors have formulated proposals to improve the instruction organisation in the Ukrainian schools in compliance with the transformations currently taking place in general secondary education in Ukraine.
Highlights
PROBLEM STATEMENTAs a European state, Ukraine shares a common history and common values with the European Union Member States
The aim of the paper is the comparative analysis of the structure of the general secondary education system in Ukraine and the education systems of thirty eight countries participating in the EU Erasmus+ Programme (27 EU Member States, as well as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Northern Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Montenegro, Switzerland, United Kingdom)
1.-The introduction of a 12-year period of complete general secondary education by the Law of Ukraine “On Education” (2017) is a justified step, as it meets the basic principles of educational policies of the world community, including the provisions of the Incheon Declaration “Education 2030”, and reflects an objective regularity of a continuous increase in learning time, which is clearly traced in the history of mankind, especially at the present stage
Summary
As a European state, Ukraine shares a common history and common values with the European Union (hereinafter – the EU) Member States. It opens up new opportunities for Ukraine in its European identity. The integration of the national education system into the European educational space is an important component of Ukraine’s rapprochement with the EU. In this sense, a comparative analysis of the development of the Ukrainian general secondary education national system in the context of transformations undergoing in the education of other European countries, including EU members, is topical. It is important to comprehend the essence of reforms and innovations currently taking place in the European educational community
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