Educational Work in General Secondary Education Institutions: Modern Aspects

Abstract

The relevance of the research topic is due to the fact that the education system does not meet the needs of modern personality. To bring up and develop the necessary skills that will help the child to adapt to the conditions in society, it is necessary to adjust the systemic approach of educational institutions. After all, today it is necessary to have a considerable resource to effectively cope with life’s difficulties. The foundation of this is laid during the school period. Therefore, the main task of educational institutions is to form a personality that is full of vitality and resilience in the modern world, strong spirit, initiative, morality, determination and great leadership potential, competitiveness, life skills, creativity and self-realisation. Therefore, based on this, the purpose of this article is to analyse the readiness of both teachers and students to innovate in the educational process at school. The object is the educational process itself as a major factor in innovative changes. The subject of research is the features of educational work in educational institutions. To effectively achieve the goal, several tasks were set, in particular, to analyse theoretical research on the topic of the article; determine the list of methods that will form the basis of empirical research; to conduct research and formulate conclusions, recommendations based on their results. As for the methods used during the writing – a range of theoretical (analysis, synthesis, generalisation, justification) and practical (content analysis, observation, conversation, testing, questionnaires) methods. The performed study provides an opportunity to generate the following results: today the teaching staff and students of secondary schools are not psychologically ready to introduce innovative mechanisms into the established educational process. In addition, the material and technical base of schools also does not correspond to the progressive strategies of modern personality development. Therefore, for the administration of educational institutions, there is an urgent need to work towards modern educational changes for the effective education of the younger generation. The results of the study will be useful for teachers, principals, social educators, psychologists, students of pedagogical universities and more