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practice, and they have begun the process of developing are very important nowadays. Understanding the ethics
conceptualization of education concerning ICT. We of working with information (copyright, intellectual
share Zhaldak’s (2013) opinion that the problems of property, etc.) sometimes can be crucial in modern
informatization of the educational process are complex society.
and, above all, pedagogical. These problems determine This concept has become the basis for the emergence of
the content of a new branch of pedagogical knowledge the Concept of providing secondary education recipients
that goes far beyond the school course of informatics with E-textbooks and other electronic educational
and covers the whole educational process, which resources “The National Educational Electronic
becomes more democratic and humanistic because of Platform” (Ministry of Education and Science of
the skillful ICT application. Thus, the prerequisites for Ukraine, 2017), approved by the working group on the
the justification and implementation of open educational development of the Concept of the National Educational
systems are created. Consequently, the emergence of Electronic Platform at the meeting in December 15,
such concepts is conditioned by the renewal of public 2017, chaired by the Minister of Education. The
needs and citizens’ individual requests for effective introduction of the document states that the Concept was
education. prepared as a result of a public policy dialogue. More
In 2016, the Ministry of Education and Science of than 20 expert interviews, extensive desk studies on the
Ukraine published the first version of “Conceptual best foreign experience, three working group meetings,
Principles of Secondary Education Reform” and invited an extended meeting on the role of e-textbooks, more
everyone to discuss it. The document made the ideology than 10 workshops and Skype conferences were
of changes in education clear, and it was embedded in organized. In order to implement the Concept,
the draft of a new basic Law “On Education”. The socio- memorandums of understanding public, international
political dialogue over the Conceptual Framework for and donor organizations will be signed. By the end of
more than 3 years has led to numerous responses both in 2020, the legal acts which are necessary to start the
the media and on social networks. The introduction to process will be elaborated. The documents will be
the New Ukrainian School concept states that more than developed as a result of a dialogue between experts,
60 letters with comments and proposals were sent by stakeholders, government agencies, public and
active citizens and public organizations, individual international organizations. Thus, as a concept, the
educators and pedagogical teams of educational National Educational Electronic Platform (Ministry of
institutions as well as by local education councils. As a Education and Science of Ukraine, 2018) defines a set
result of the dialogue, a revised version was created. Of of documents, measures, resources to achieve the
course, all the proposals cannot be taken into account, expected results in providing secondary education
but we tried to satisfy public requests, add essential recipients with E-textbooks and other electronic
points, take into account constructive criticism. Thus, educational resources.
the New Ukrainian School is, in fact, the first document Scientists Sosnin and Kononets (2017); Voronkova
in education that conceptually corresponds to the (2015) consider new information and technological
content and purpose. realities of communication in the scientific and
In particular, the Concept defines the formula of a new educational activities to be the key features of innovative
school: the school should be at the forefront of social development of society defines the Internet as a new
changes, because “in Ukraine, as well as in the whole supranational reality, Kyrychenko (2017) points to the
world, the so-called generation Y, or “children of the conceptualization of the ideology dimensions of the
millennium”, is gaining its value. For them life means is information society in the humanitarian and scientific
constant creativity, harmony between making money discourse of the 21st century. Predicting the further
and learning something new, self-improvement and development of conceptual models in educational
having fun”. The formula of the new school consists of policy, most participants of the International Conference
nine key components, including the “cross-cutting use “Education Reform in Ukraine: Information and
of information and communication technologies in the Analytical Support” (State Scientific Institution
educational process and management of educational “Institute of Educational Analytics”, 2017) noted that
institutions and the education system. The introduction aspects related to ICT needed 1) the methodology of
of ICT in the educational sector must move from one- researches to be updated, 2) to identify relevant issues,
off projects to a systematic process that covers all 3) to have practical orientation, etc. For example,
activities. ICTs will significantly increase a teacher’s Savchenko (2017) points to the need for scientific
capabilities, optimize management processes, and as a substantiation of public administration principles (in
result form the technological competencies which are accordance with the theory and practice of public
important to our students in this century” (Ministry of educational policy) and a conceptual definition of a
Education and Science of Ukraine, 2016). Among the 10 public management paradigm.
key competences of the New Ukrainian School there is
a digital competence, which implies confident, yet Conclusions
critical use of information and communication To conclude the article, it should be noted that ICT
technologies (ICT) for creating, finding, processing, concepts in Ukraine’s education, created during the
exchanging information at work, in public space and in independence period, reflect the course of a
private communication. Information and media literacy, controversial process of a state formation. Being
programming basics, algorithmic thinking, database innovative by design, concepts, laws, strategies,
management, Internet security and cybersecurity skills programs, etc. have been based on traditional, or even
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