Estonia

The article presents a comprehensive analysis of the methodological toolkit for research on language education in the Baltic States under conditions of digitalization. The expediency of using a multi-level structure of scientific inquiry, which includes theoretical-methodological, system-analytical, and generalizing-prognostic levels, is substantiated. It is proven that such a research logic ensures the integrity of the scientific strategy, consistency in studying the problem, and reliability of the obtained results. The content of the theoretical-methodological level is revealed, which involves understanding the essence of language education digitalization, forming the source base, clarifying the conceptual and terminological framework, and defining the conceptual foundations of the study. The significance of general scientific methods of analysis, synthesis, systematization, generalization, and interpretation, as well as specific scientific methods of theoretical generalization, historical-structural, comparative-historical, and terminological analysis, is determined. The system-analytical level aimed at an in-depth study of the source base, systematization of factual material, development of the periodization of language education digitalization, and comparative analysis of educational practices in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia is characterized. The role of the problem-search method, theoretical modeling, retrospective analysis, comparative approach, and periodization method is identified. It has been found that the generalizing-prognostic level ensures the integration of research results, the identification of leading trends in the digital transformation of language education, the formulation of practical recommendations for higher education institutions in Ukraine, and the forecasting of prospects for the field's further development. Particular attention is paid to the possibilities for adapting the Baltic States' construction experience to the Ukrainian educational space. It is concluded that the application of an integrated system of methods and scientific approaches creates a proper basis for studying digitalization of language education, makes it possible to identify patterns of its development, and determine effective directions for modernizing language training in higher education.

Since the large-scale displacement of Ukrainian families following the escalation of the war in 2022, community- and school-based initiatives have become increasingly important in supporting refugee children's adaptation in host countries. Although play, resilience, and belonging have each been widely recognised as important for children's well-being and development, they have largely been examined within separate strands of scholarship. This theoretical article develops an integrated three-tier framework that brings together Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, social-ecological resilience theory, and research on play and belonging to explain how displaced children adapt within host-country contexts. The proposed framework conceptualises children's adaptation as a recursive process operating across three interconnected tiers. Tier one situates children within their ecological environments; tier two identifies resilience as a multisystemic process emerging through interactions between children and the protective resources available within those environments; and tier three positions play as the primary mechanism through which resilience processes are enacted, while belonging functions as both an outcome and a reinforcing relational process. The framework is illustrated through the context of Ukrainian refugee children in Estonia and generates empirically testable propositions to guide future research. By integrating ecological context, resilience processes, and play-based relational mechanisms into a single explanatory framework, the article offers a conceptual foundation for understanding children's adaptation following forced displacement and provides implications for the design and evaluation of community- and school-based initiatives supporting displaced children.

This article reports the design and post-only transnational evaluation of the role of energy in sustainability, a module developed in the acaSTEMy teacher academy project for pre-service and in-service Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) teachers. Grounded in education for sustainable development, sustainability competence, energy literacy, systems thinking, circular economy, regenerative agriculture, transformative learning, and teacher professional development, the module aimed to make sustainability an integrative framework for STEM teaching. The study does not test pedagogical effectiveness or learning gains; it examines teachers’ perceived acceptability, usefulness, satisfaction, and applicability after implementation. Quantitative ratings and open-ended responses from heterogeneous participant profiles in Estonia, Finland, and Croatia show broadly positive perceptions, with differences concentrated especially in organization and applicability. Estonia’s in-service science teachers emphasize practical classroom transfer, Finland’s preservice education students emphasize dialogic learning and atmosphere while requesting clearer structure, and Croatia’s in-service STEM teachers emphasize systems-oriented reflection together with the need for local examples and conceptual scaffolding. The findings are interpreted as implementation evidence for sustainability-oriented STEM teacher education guidelines: retaining a common theoretical core while adapting examples, terminology, pacing, coordination, and classroom applications to participant profiles and local contexts.

این مقاله به طراحی و ارزیابی فراملی پس از اجرا درباره نقش انرژی در پایداری می‌پردازد؛ واحد درسی‌ای که در پروژه آکادمی معلمان acaSTEMy برای معلمان علوم، فناوری، مهندسی و ریاضیات (STEM) پیش‌خدمت و شاغل توسعه یافته است. این واحد بر مبنای آموزش برای توسعه پایدار، شایستگی پایداری، سواد انرژی، تفکر سیستمی، اقتصاد چرخشی، کشاورزی احیاگر، یادگیری تحول‌آفرین و توسعه حرفه‌ای معلمان طراحی شده و هدف آن تبدیل پایداری به چارچوبی یکپارچه برای آموزش STEM بوده است. این مطالعه اثربخشی آموزشی یا میزان یادگیری را نمی‌سنجد؛ بلکه به بررسی ادراک معلمان از مقبولیت، سودمندی، رضایت و قابلیت کاربرد پس از اجرا می‌پردازد. ارزیابی‌های کمی و پاسخ‌های باز از شرکت‌کنندگان با ویژگی‌های متنوع در استونی، فنلاند و کرواسی نشان‌دهنده برداشت‌های عمدتاً مثبت است، هرچند تفاوت‌ها عمدتاً در سازماندهی و قابلیت کاربرد متمرکز است. معلمان علوم شاغل استونی بر انتقال عملی به کلاس درس تأکید دارند؛ دانشجویان آموزش معلمی فنلاند بر یادگیری گفت‌وگومحور و فضای آموزشی تأکید داشته و ساختار شفاف‌تر را درخواست کرده‌اند؛ و معلمان STEM شاغل کرواسی بر بازتاب سیستمی همراه با نیاز به مثال‌های بومی و چارچوب مفهومی تأکید می‌کنند. یافته‌ها به عنوان شواهدی برای اجرای راهنماهای آموزش معلمان STEM با رویکرد پایداری تفسیر می‌شود: حفظ هسته نظری مشترک در کنار تطبیق مثال‌ها، اصطلاحات، سرعت، هماهنگی و کاربردهای کلاسی با ویژگی‌های شرکت‌کنندگان و زمینه‌های محلی.