FACILITATIVE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY OF THE HEAD OF A GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTION

Abstract

The author of the article reveals the  facilitation issue in the context of the head's general educational institution management activity. Facilitation is viewed as a management style or a new leadership style based on such important characteristics of personality as concentration, competence and certain significant personal qualities.

The article shows that changes in education are gradually establishing the   partnership principles in the learning space of Ukrainian schools  namely: respect, benevolent and positive attitude,  trust, interaction,   distributed leadership (the right to choose  responsibility for  each participant of the learning process),  social partnership (equality, voluntary acceptance of obligations to fulfill agreements) - all this makes the leader's facilitative position in demand and changes the relationship with colleagues.

An analysis of this issue  in psychology and pedagogy  research  is presented, the facilitative position of  a school head through professional competence is considered, a sample of the  study results conducted at the Kharkov Academy of Continuing Education is presented and described.

The article also presents the study  results  to determine the value of leaders and teachers of educational institutions in the process of professional development. The  manifestation of the leader's facilitative position  is shown when establishing feedback with the teachers of the institution.

Conclusions are made about the relevance and demand of the management facilitative style  from the reforming school education point of view.