Pre-Service Teacher Analysis
The Narrative Analysis of Pre-service Teachers’ Responses to the Revolution of Dignity
Pre-service teachers’ narratives revealed a variation in their psychological processes used for understanding and explaining an extreme social situation. Although the pre-service teachers were expected to give short answers, an overwhelming majority of them chose to write narratives in which they provided complete answers to express their personal opinions, emotions, and feelings describing the details of the real life situations and tragedies.
Evident from their narratives, the majority of the participants [N = 43] experienced a sudden surge of nationalism, which they described as a positive value, as “national awakening,” and a struggle for national independence. …show more content…
The numerous deaths of our Ukrainian citizens really brought people together, regardless of the language they speak, religion or political views.”
In their narratives, all pre-service teachers noted that the events in Ukraine, since 2013, have affected everyone, “shaken them,”, forced them to reflect on the value of the state for themselves, their place in society and their responsibilities, as well as contributed to the development of their civic awareness and social activism.
However, the nature of changes in some pre-service teachers’ views was very personal. Some pre-service teachers (44 %) expressed opinions that these extreme social events helped them to understand themselves better, realize their own social potential, and develop new civic dispositions. According to these participants’ judgments, the revolutionary events in Ukraine have facilitated their visions of themselves as citizens of Ukraine; they felt their own genuine social activism and their role in the development of the state, as well as their inseparability from it. These pre-service teachers included three groups of the participants: (1) pre-service teachers with at least one parent from eastern or central Ukraine; (2) pre-service teachers who had made a trip to central or eastern Ukraine; and (3) pre-service teachers who had different …show more content…
“The Revolution of Dignity helped me realize that I am a citizen of Ukraine, and that I care about my country.”
“During the Maidan, I realized that everyone must defend the interests of the state, to fight for
Pre-service teachers’ narratives revealed a variation in their psychological processes used for understanding and explaining an extreme social situation. Although the pre-service teachers were expected to give short answers, an overwhelming majority of them chose to write narratives in which they provided complete answers to express their personal opinions, emotions, and feelings describing the details of the real life situations and tragedies.
Evident from their narratives, the majority of the participants [N = 43] experienced a sudden surge of nationalism, which they described as a positive value, as “national awakening,” and a struggle for national independence. …show more content…
The numerous deaths of our Ukrainian citizens really brought people together, regardless of the language they speak, religion or political views.”
In their narratives, all pre-service teachers noted that the events in Ukraine, since 2013, have affected everyone, “shaken them,”, forced them to reflect on the value of the state for themselves, their place in society and their responsibilities, as well as contributed to the development of their civic awareness and social activism.
However, the nature of changes in some pre-service teachers’ views was very personal. Some pre-service teachers (44 %) expressed opinions that these extreme social events helped them to understand themselves better, realize their own social potential, and develop new civic dispositions. According to these participants’ judgments, the revolutionary events in Ukraine have facilitated their visions of themselves as citizens of Ukraine; they felt their own genuine social activism and their role in the development of the state, as well as their inseparability from it. These pre-service teachers included three groups of the participants: (1) pre-service teachers with at least one parent from eastern or central Ukraine; (2) pre-service teachers who had made a trip to central or eastern Ukraine; and (3) pre-service teachers who had different …show more content…
“The Revolution of Dignity helped me realize that I am a citizen of Ukraine, and that I care about my country.”
“During the Maidan, I realized that everyone must defend the interests of the state, to fight for