Baksanskiy O.E., Golubchikova M.G., Filippova E.V. Features of the Functional Role of a Head of a Vocational Educational Organization Under the Conditions of Introduction of the Curriculum of New Generation

Abstract: The condition of education in the modern world is rather contradictory. On the one hand, education in the XXI century became one of key spheres of human activity; achievements in this sphere formed the basis for social and scientific and technological transformations attributable for the present times. On the other hand, expansion of the scope of education and changes in its status are followed by the aggravation of problems in this sphere which testifies to the education crisis. Finally, during the last decades searches for ways of overcoming the education crisis have led to formations of the considerably new educational system. In this regard, it is important to provide scientific substantiation of social and economic mechanisms of managing modern education using the system approach and structural analysis. It is also important to carry out the methodological analysis of different concepts of management. The authors of the article describe the two main vocational functions of a head of a vocational educational organization that are actualized under the conditions of introduction of new programs. These are motivational and goal setting function and organizational and methodological function. An important condition of successful implementation of modernization changes in the system of vocational education is the balanced implementation of the aforesaid functions. This, in turn, requires goal-oriented activity from regional institutions of additional vocational training on preparing heads to perform motivational/goal setting and organizational/methodological functions as part of the vocational education improvement.

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