‘The war illuminates everything’: Ukrainian university teachers reflect on their practice following the full-scale invasion

Polovko, Olena; GLOTOV, Sergei

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‘The war illuminates everything’: Ukrainian university teachers reflect on their practice following the full-scale invasion

Polovko, Olena; GLOTOV, Sergei

2025 • In Globalisation, Societies and Education, p. 1-12

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reflexive; resilience; teacher; Ukraine; university; Education

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[en] This article examines the professional experience of Ukrainian university teachers following the full-scale Russian invasion, which started on February 24, 2022, and is now in its third year. Using 34 semi-structured online interviews and reflexive thematic analysis, this research analyses how university teachers reflect on themselves in these challenging times. Three themes emerged following the analysis: overworked and overstressed but keep on working, the influence of the invasion on the teacher-student relationship, there is support, but I don’t use it. The article highlights university teachers’ resilience in the face of the invasion, while stressing the need for systematic support.

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Education & instruction

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Polovko, Olena ; Independent Researcher

GLOTOV, Sergei ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Education and Social Work (DESW) > Teaching and Learning

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English

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‘The war illuminates everything’: Ukrainian university teachers reflect on their practice following the full-scale invasion

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21 July 2025

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Globalisation, Societies and Education

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1476-7724

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Routledge

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1-12

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Educational Sciences

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4. Quality education

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