Visiting Scholar
Yuliia Kravchenko
Head of the Critical Thinking Development Lab in the National Centre “Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine”, Trainer in Program “Philosophy for Children” (P4c) by Matthew Lipman
Graduated from Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, Philosophy Department. Obtained PhD there in 2008 in the field of Ukrainian History of Philosophy. After graduation I taught subjects related to philosophy at several Universities in Kyiv. I also graduated from the annual program "Scholarship of the Polish Government for Young Researchers from the Former Soviet Union" and completed an Internship at the University of Lodz in the Faculty of Pedagogy (2009-2010). Since 2011 I have promoted the P4c methodology among Ukrainian educators. Since 2016 I have worked at the National Centre “Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,” where I organized camps for teenagers (at the national and international levels) in the following subjects: “Philosophy,” “Ukrainian Culture,” “Religion and Diplomacy,” and “Cultural Diplomacy.”I am the founder of “The 1960s and the Dissident Movement: A Festival for Young People."
Research Interests.
As educator-practitioner I am interested in non-formal education approaches. My priority research interests are focused on P4c method the theory and practice as well.