ONLINE PEDAGOGICAL STUDIES: SEARCHES, BARRIERS AND NEW CONSTRUCTS

Abstract

The article outlines state policy of Ukraine on implementing information, communication and digi-tal technologies in educational institutions of various types and forms of ownership. Special atten-tion is paid to online research as the main direction of scientific and pedagogical activity. Peculiari-ties of different types of research, such as Internet surveys via special applications, internet surveys on web pages and online focus groups, are revealed. Advantages and disadvantages of online in-depth interviews and other widely spread methods of research on the Internet are defined. Classifi-cations of online studies are presented, for example, one-time and recurring (special, continuous, evaluating, experimental, and panel research). The activity of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine is characterized. Specific examples of online surveys of teachers during the last four years, their dynamics and effectiveness are described. The importance of online thesis researches in pedagogy is emphasized.It is proven that the methodology and methods of online research require further substantiation and constant updating of the conceptual terminological apparatus, which cannot be considered narrowly and develop within the framework of only one subject area (pedagogy, psychology, soci-ology, etc.). The interdisciplinarity of scientific research becomes an objective need. Psychopeda-gogy and digital pedagogy as scientific disciplines in the 21st century acquire special importance and are prospective branches of online research. The use of a complex of psycho-pedagogical and digital research methods has its specifics and requires the use of new interdisciplinary constructs under the conditions of digitalization.