Reasons And Possibilities for the Realization of Cooperative Group Work During Wartime

Abstract

The aim of the study is to explore how the principle of cooperative teamwork can be applied in higher education, in the context of seminar sessions, taking into account the challenges of war. Drawing on the literature, the paper reviews the changes in higher education in the wake of the all-out Russo-Ukrainian war. It then examines the rationale and potential for the use of cooperative group work in higher education. The theoretical background to the research is provided by a review of the literature analysing distance education and the series of challenges it poses in the wake of the war. In Ukraine in 2022, education was mainly delivered through distance learning, and in some cases through hybrid education. As a consequence, I have examined the experience of distance education in the literature. In particular, I searched for signs of the psychological impact of war, creativity and the use of alternative teaching methods in the Ukrainian-language literature. In the Hungarian-language literature, the social consequences of the war and changes in the educational process were discussed. In terms of research methodology, the deductive method was used. This includes source research, source criticism and content analysis. The conclusion of the study is that in a challenging period, appropriate organisation of study processes is necessary. This can be done not only with timetables and breaks between lessons, but also in the way methods are applied in the seminar sessions. Group work, project work and cooperative group work may be recommended instead of individual work. From these, the implementation of cooperative group work is discussed. Cooperation and dialogue are important between students, and listening to the opinion of a group partner can be useful experiences during internships and employment. The originality of the research lies in the possibility of using cooperative group work in wartime.