NATIONAL VALUE ORIENTATIONS AMONG HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR

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Published: Feb 27, 2026

  Hanna Chorna

  Eldar Veremchuk

Abstract

The article reveals the relevance of forming national value orientations among higher education students, taking into account the influence of the Russian-Ukrainian war on this process. The concepts of “values” and “value orientations” are defined. Based on scholarly research, a classification of values is highlighted and presented. The study outlines the key aspects of investigating the process of forming national value orientations in higher education students (theoretical, psychological, philosophical, and general pedagogical). Two groups of values significant for the individual are distinguished (collectivist and individualist). The authors analyze scholarly works on the formation of national value orientations and propose conditions for their development: using the educational potential of academic disciplines for fostering national and patriotic education of students and shaping national values (involving higher education students in socially significant projects of a national-patriotic nature; active study of various aspects of the national and cultural heritage of the Ukrainian people by future professionals). The stages of forming national values and the components of this process among higher education students are identified. The necessity of cultivating students’ values under the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war is substantiated.

How to Cite

Chorna, H., & Veremchuk, E. (2026). NATIONAL VALUE ORIENTATIONS AMONG HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR. Academia Polonica, 73(6), 10-17. https://doi.org/10.23856/7301
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Keywords

educational process, academic community, impact of war, self-identification, tertiary education, cultural and historical heritage

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