Cross-sectoral projects as a tool for developing teachers’ innovative competence: international experience

- Вовк, М.П. (orcid.org/0000-0002-9109-9194) and Грачова, Н.С. (orcid.org/0009-0002-0566-8272) (2026) Cross-sectoral projects as a tool for developing teachers’ innovative competence: international experience Імідж сучасного педагога, 2 (227). pp. 25-34. ISSN 2522-9729

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Abstract

The article synthesizes international educational practices utilizing cross-sector projects as a mechanism for enhancing teachers’ innovative competence. It analyzes the effective experience of implementing cross-sector projects in the context of continuous professional development for teachers in selected European countries (specifically Finland, Estonia, the Netherlands, Portugal). Furthermore, the study describes the role of cross-sector collaboration in fostering innovative competence and identifies opportunities for integrating these foreign practices into national systems of continuous teacher education and to improve professional capacities of practicing educators. The analysis of international experience reveals that valuable practices include partnership-based educational models, resource integration, practice-oriented cooperation, joint evaluation, and systematic monitoring of results. The analysis of international experience (Finland, Estonia, the Netherlands, Portugal) shows that cross-sector cooperation in modern education policy is no longer a peripheral initiative, but becomes a fundamental structural principle of the education system. This shift is reinforced by strategic frameworks, digital action plans, school autonomy models, and formal partnerships with cultural, social, economic, and digital sectors. A defining feature of cross-sector cooperation in teacher education within these nations is the integration of three strategic levels: level (integration of education into broader public policies, such as digital transformation, youth policy, and social cohesion); institutional level (cooperation networks and professional development systems); practical level (implementation of interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral projects directly within schools). At the intersection of these levels, teachers cultivate innovative competence, defined as the ability to design new educational solutions, utilize digital tools, collaborate with partners outside school, and adapt learning content to contemporary social challenges. International experience suggests that developing such competence requires a transition from isolated practices to a network-based, cross-sector-integrated model of professional activity. For Ukraine, this underscores the need to integrate education policy with digital, cultural, and social strategies systematically. This can lay a strong foundation for teachers' sustainable professional growth in modern society.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	cross-sector cooperation; project-based activity; innovative competence; teacher; continuous education; international educational practices
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 37.01/.09 Special auxiliary table for theory, principles, methods and organization of education > 37.09 Organization of instruction Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 373 Kinds of school providing general education Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 378 Higher education. Universities. Academic study
Divisions:	Institute of Pedagogical Education and Education for the Adults > Department of Content and Technologies of Pedagogical Education
Depositing User:	снс Юлія Валеріївна Грищенко
Date Deposited:	15 Jun 2026 09:34
Last Modified:	15 Jun 2026 09:34
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/749510

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