<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Objective</bold>: Since more diverse audiences attend universities, nowadays, more advanced educational approaches are required. The current study explores the role of culture of learning transformations in facing this challenge. We employ the notion of ‘cultures of learning’ to draw attention to the socio-cultural, sustainable and competence-oriented aspects of key educational practices. We are focusing on advances in students’ learning-culture, which are implemented at the university: interdisciplinary, transformative sustainability learning and experiential learning.<bold>Methodology</bold>: The paper considers practical issues related to the educational approaches, their benefits and limitations.<bold>Findings</bold>: The results of the observations indicated that students’ learning culture was highly affected by educational approaches.<bold>Value Added</bold>: We highlight that mutual relations exist between learning-culture and teaching-culture and exactly the student-teacher dialogue should be changed to transform traditional learning in higher education.<bold>Recommendations</bold>: Interdisciplinarity and creativity can serve as the key factors in establishing a productive educational cycle that fosters a learning-culture based on students’ needs and values consideration.</abstract>

Objective: Since more diverse audiences attend universities, nowadays, more advanced educational approaches are required. The current study explores the role of culture of learning transformations in facing this challenge. We employ the notion of ‘cultures of learning’ to draw attention to the socio-cultural, sustainable and competence-oriented aspects of key educational practices. We are focusing on advances in students’ learning-culture, which are implemented at the university: interdisciplinary, transformative sustainability learning and experiential learning.Methodology: The paper considers practical issues related to the educational approaches, their benefits and limitations.Findings: The results of the observations indicated that students’ learning culture was highly affected by educational approaches.Value Added: We highlight that mutual relations exist between learning-culture and teaching-culture and exactly the student-teacher dialogue should be changed to transform traditional learning in higher education.Recommendations: Interdisciplinarity and creativity can serve as the key factors in establishing a productive educational cycle that fosters a learning-culture based on students’ needs and values consideration.

Transformations in Ukrainian Culture of Learning

Journal of Intercultural Management

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Objective: Since more diverse audiences attend universities, nowadays, more advanced educational approaches are required. The current study explores the role...

Transformations in Ukrainian Culture of Learning

Published Online: Apr 16, 2018

Page range: 97 - 112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/joim-2017-0023

Keywords
learning culture, higher education, interdisciplinary learning, transformative sustainability learning, experiential learning

© 2017 Yuliana Lavrysh, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Transformations in Ukrainian Culture of Learning

Published Online: Apr 16, 2018

Page range: 97 - 112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/joim-2017-0023

Keywordslearning culture, higher education, interdisciplinary learning, transformative sustainability learning, experiential learning

© 2017 Yuliana Lavrysh, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
learning culture, higher education, interdisciplinary learning, transformative sustainability learning, experiential learning