Management of education as a complex social institution: the philosophical problems

Education Management - one of the forms of social control that supports the focus and organization of the educational process in the education system. Traditionally distinguished аnglo-american and continental approaches to understanding the mechanisms of education management. These approaches come from a different comprehension of the goals and objectives of education. Among the elements of the education management system are: management strategies for the system of education in general and educational institutions, certification management, management of personnel (human resources) and social development, management of economic development of education, management of research activities, management of material resources, management of educational process and methodical activities, management of organizational and educative activities of institutions, business management and educational marketing, management of international relations, management of quality of education. Like key areas of education management as a complex social institution are: quality management, availability management, efficiency management. The quality management system of education built as an answer to the questions: 1) why (to achieve what result) is the process of education done? 2) What is the measure for the achieved results (quality indicators)? 3) who does it? 4) how is it done? The key question - is the question of goal-setting. Availability management of education requires solutions to many problems of the territorial accessibility of educational institutions, guarantee of accessibility of education for children with disabilities. Performance management of the education system should be based on the fact that the system of education is complicated and interdisciplinary in nature (which includes educational, economic, social, and organizational aspects). The system's component is the educational process (education and training). Сommunication is the transactor of education. All other components play a supporting role. As an example, in the article the mechanism of determining the list of inefficient universities of Russia is considered. At last, the article notes that the concept of "management" should be attributed not to any effects of the subject to the object. Management of education should be directed to the optimization of the educational transformation process as a social system from one state to another. The educational reforms of modern Russia especially in higher education, is not purposeful enough. Therefore procedural approach to education management in our country prevails; priority is the operational management and control of certain quantitative and not qualitative parameters and interim results. This process of educational reform is prolonged and becomes virtually permanent.

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