BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR
INTERNATIONAL & COMPARATIVE EDUCATION
‘Ordinary Magic’ in Extraordinary Times: Ukrainian children’s agency and resilience despite conflict-related educational disruption

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the impact on children’s education has been devastating. Over four thousand educational institutions have been damaged, and millions of children have experienced prolonged disruption to their learning (MOES, 2025; UNICEF, 2024a). Yet…
