Suchergebnisse

Recently, the necessity to apply education management elements in the activities of pre-school educational institutions is becoming more prominent. As stated in the Law on Education of the Republic of Lithuania, it is crucial to master the knowledge, skills and abilities of education management. Managing an educational institution is not limited to setting out the goals and objectives, planning and organizing work, but also includes purposeful targeting of technical, social, pedagogical, psychological and biological processes seeking optimal results, while taking into account the peculiarities of these processes. To explore the importance of education management in pre-school educational institutions it has been decided to analyze how the heads of pre-school educational institutions organize work in the institutions they lead, which managerial features are present there, what leadership styles are used during administrative work and how the chosen leadership style impacts the cooperation between the head of the pre-school educational institution and the community. The objective of the study is to examine the theoretical aspects of education management in pre-school educational institutions, to show the current leadership and behavior situation of the heads of particular institutions and to provide guidelines for improving performance. The object of the study – pre-school educational institutions. Hypothesis: an inappropriate leadership style has a negative impact on the cooperation between the heads of pre-school educational institutions and community members. The theoretical study of the problem has revealed that a pre-school educational institution is a group of people in which all its members are closely linked to one another. These links must be improved and the activity process must be managed. Therefore, the organization needs a head. Leadership is one of the key factors affecting the quality of education, and a leadership style has an impact on cooperation, which is part of democratic life and means tolerance, mutual aid, ability to work, teamwork and options of opinion compatibility. The empirical part states that heads of the nurseries - kindergartens "Pipiras", "Drugelis" and "Vaidilutė" are different in terms of personality, leadership principles and leadership style. An in-depth method of interviews provides more opportunities to analyze the managerial situation and existing problems at pre-school educational institutions and to identify the managerial characteristics. The in-depth study revealed that heads of pre-school educational institutions have more responsibilities than heads of schools; the co-operation between the head and parents "begins from the cradle"; children are accepted by the municipality, not by the institution itself etc.

Recently, the necessity to apply education management elements in the activities of pre-school educational institutions is becoming more prominent. As stated in the Law on Education of the Republic of Lithuania, it is crucial to master the knowledge, skills and abilities of education management. Managing an educational institution is not limited to setting out the goals and objectives, planning and organizing work, but also includes purposeful targeting of technical, social, pedagogical, psychological and biological processes seeking optimal results, while taking into account the peculiarities of these processes. To explore the importance of education management in pre-school educational institutions it has been decided to analyze how the heads of pre-school educational institutions organize work in the institutions they lead, which managerial features are present there, what leadership styles are used during administrative work and how the chosen leadership style impacts the cooperation between the head of the pre-school educational institution and the community. The objective of the study is to examine the theoretical aspects of education management in pre-school educational institutions, to show the current leadership and behavior situation of the heads of particular institutions and to provide guidelines for improving performance. The object of the study – pre-school educational institutions. Hypothesis: an inappropriate leadership style has a negative impact on the cooperation between the heads of pre-school educational institutions and community members. The theoretical study of the problem has revealed that a pre-school educational institution is a group of people in which all its members are closely linked to one another. These links must be improved and the activity process must be managed. Therefore, the organization needs a head. Leadership is one of the key factors affecting the quality of education, and a leadership style has an impact on cooperation, which is part of democratic life and means tolerance, mutual aid, ability to work, teamwork and options of opinion compatibility. The empirical part states that heads of the nurseries - kindergartens "Pipiras", "Drugelis" and "Vaidilutė" are different in terms of personality, leadership principles and leadership style. An in-depth method of interviews provides more opportunities to analyze the managerial situation and existing problems at pre-school educational institutions and to identify the managerial characteristics. The in-depth study revealed that heads of pre-school educational institutions have more responsibilities than heads of schools; the co-operation between the head and parents "begins from the cradle"; children are accepted by the municipality, not by the institution itself etc.