Theoretical foundations of trauma-informed education in a digital educational environment amid cognitive-informational influences

- Семеног, Олена (orcid.org/0000-0002-8697-8602), Пономаренко, Н.П. (orcid.org/0000-0001-7857-0976), Друшляк, М.Г. (orcid.org/0000-0002-9648-2248) and Семеніхіна, О.В. (orcid.org/0000-0002-3896-8151) (2026) Theoretical foundations of trauma-informed education in a digital educational environment amid cognitive-informational influences Information Technologies and Learning Tools, 4 (114). pp. 258-276. ISSN 2076-8184

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Abstract

The paper substantiates the theoretical foundations of trauma-informed education in a digital educational environment under the conditions of cognitive-information influences. The relevance stems from the fact that under conditions of prolonged military and information pressure, digital platforms that ensure the continuity of the educational process simultaneously become channels for the dissemination of emotionally charged, shocking, and traumatic content. Under such circumstances, the digital educational environment acquires the characteristics not only of a technical infrastructure for learning but also of a sociotechnical space where didactic opportunities, information threats, and psycho-emotional risks for both students and educators converge. The purpose of the paper is to substantiate the theoretical foundations of trauma-informed education in a digital educational environment during hybrid warfare by systematizing the conceptual field of the study, analysing the interconnections between war, media, and information technologies. The study is theoretical and analytical in nature, based on conceptual, comparative-analytical, systems analysis, systematization of scientific findings, and theoretical modelling. The study differentiates between war as a general reality and a source of direct traumatic experience, cognitive warfare as a targeted impact on perception, emotional responses, trust, and behaviour, and media-induced traumatization as a broader psycho-emotional phenomenon. The digital educational environment is characterized as a sociotechnical space combining didactic resources, information influences, and psycho-emotional risks. War, media, and information technologies form a shared field of influence that alters the conditions of the educational process and necessitates a trauma-informed approach. The theoretical framework of trauma-informed education is multi-component and includes trauma-sensitive, psycho-emotional safety, information-hygiene, digital-resilience, ethical-communicative, and adaptive-pedagogical components. Based on the findings, the general guidelines for adapting pedagogical practice to the conditions of intensive media influence, algorithmically reinforced content pressure, and psycho-emotional tension are outlined. Trauma-informed education in a digital educational environment serves as a promising theoretical and practical basis for reimagining pedagogical interaction under the conditions of cognitive-information influences.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	trauma-informed education; digital educational environment; cognitive warfare; media trauma; secondary traumatization.
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 00 Prolegomena. Fundamentals of knowledge and culture. Propaedeutics > 004 Computer science and technology. Computing. Data processing > 004.9 Application-oriented computer-based techniques Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 1 Philosophy. Psychology 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
Divisions:	Institute for Digitalisation of Education > Generic resouse
Depositing User:	Алла 1 Алла Почтарьова
Date Deposited:	02 Nov 2026 17:21
Last Modified:	02 Nov 2026 17:21
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/750684

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