NATIONAL IDENTITY IN THE CONTEXT OF PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION (USING THE EXAMPLE OF UKRAINIAN AND AUSTRIAN TEACHER UNIVERSITIES)

Abstract

Abstract. National identity and globalization pose major challenges for education. On the one hand, globalization can help to enrich national identities through the exchange of cultural values and ideas. On the other hand, globalization can affect national identities and threaten the preservation of national traditions and cultural values. In this context, education plays an important role in the transmission of national identity. Education should provide opportunities to learn about one's own culture and traditions, to explore linguistic and cultural diversity, to engage with questions of representation, and to understand the coexistence of minorities and majorities in the spirit of a shared sense of social belonging.In the context of rapid technological development, it is important to teach students how to navigate different cultural contexts and to give them the ability to communicate and work in an intercultural environment. The University College of Teacher Education Vienna (PHW), the Volodymyr Hnatyuk National Pedagogical University of Ternopil (TNPU) and West Ukrainian National University (WUNU) launched a research project with the aim of investigating the implications of global educational policy developments based on the UN Agenda 2030 and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) formulated therein on the career-related ideas of student teachers at primary level in Austria and Ukraine. This presentation presents the results of the survey of Ukrainian and Austrian student teachers on the topic of national identity.