| Abstract [eng] |
The results of a specific diagnostic research into education management are presented in the paper. The key concepts are described, the peculiarities of personnel management are reviewed and analyzed, a theoretical model for designing the research instrument was developed. With reference to the operationalization of the research object a structured and closed-response type questionnaire was prepared. Such a questionnaire may be applied for the evaluation of the quality of professional relations in an educational institution. In the research, the main source of empirical data was the opinion of the heads, educators and specialists of the educational institutions of Mažeikiai town and Mažeikia region (229 respondents) regarding the impact of professional relations on the activity of a school. Research questions include the following: 1) what psychological climate is dominant in schools? 2) what is the situation in school management and what impact does it have on the activity of a school? 3) is there internal communication, task assignment and the involvement of personnel in decision-making in a school? The results of the research showed that professional relations in schools are mostly impacted by competition among colleagues, problems in work and task assignment, the control system applied, personal traits of the community members, lack of motivation. To summarize the data and the results of the research, it is possible to claim that favourable conditions for the development and improvement of professional relations are created in schools. |
