| Abstract [eng] |
During the past ten years there have been a lot of changes guaranteeing the increase in school autonomy. It is therefore important that the school itself constantly assess their activities and changes. The highest quality of education is achieved when the school constantly assess their quality of education and looks for ways to improve it. School’s internal audit covers a variety of people (teachers, pupils, parents ) from the educational institution, provides perspective, what it should be. This information is very important for the educational institution's improvement. Schools internal audit is a continuous, thorough reflective process, involving all school units and employees, the aim of which - to examine the operational aspects of the school, highlight the strengths and weaknesses and develop plans to improve school’s further activities. The object of investigation: secondary school self-evaluation (internal audit). The aim: to justify the effects of an internal audit in general education schools and how it helps to increase the quality of education. Objectives of the study: 1. To analyze the concept of the quality of education in general education schools as learning organizations. 2. To clarify the educational institution’s concept of self-assessment by an internal audit methodology. 3. To set up school work quality assessment opportunities and challenges. The sample of the investigation: The study included 4 different types of Kaunas general education schools (primary school, secondary school, high school and gymnasium). For each educational institution had 25 questionnaires filled out by each school’s head master and deputy (s) and teachers. A total of 100 respondents. Research methodology: Modernization theory, which states that \"the whole nation goes the same path, and the countries during their development at different stages are the same trajectory, at different points only (Janiunaite, 1999). Therefore, and an educational institution is viewed as a constantly changing and developing organization. Conclusions: • Internal audit is a meaningful school activity, providing specific benefits to teachers and school community. • Self-evaluation is not a mechanical, reflexive process. These are the arrangements. • The internal audit helps to edit the shortcomings raised, to improve forms of school management and the quality of education. • The internal audit has an impact on increasing quality of education at school and the whole institution's development. |
