INTERNAL AUDIT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AS A TOOL TO MANAGE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION

Abstract

The article is devoted to the topical issue of education management as an internal audit of the school and the technology of its implementation. Since the concept of "audit" appeared in the field of education in Ukraine recently, and tools to assess the educational activities of an educational institution is not enough, this issue requires careful study. The aim of the work is to theoretically justify the importance and organizational principles of internal audit as a tool for managing the quality of education, as well as to propose the use of factor-criteria model for such an assessment. In accordance with the goal, the following research methods were used: a) theoretical: analysis and systematization of philosophical, pedagogical, psychological and educational management literature to define organizational and pedagogical principles of quality of education and educational activities and conceptual and categorical apparatus of the study; modeling to develop a factor-criteria model as a technology for evaluating educational activities of general secondary education; content-analysis of legislative, regulatory and methodological documentation to clarify the parameters, factors, and criteria for evaluating educational activities; b) empirical: observations, questionnaires, interviews, the method of expert evaluations to assess the educational activities of institutions of general secondary education. The paper analyzes the scientific and pedagogical literature on the problem under study, which found that the problem of quality education for many centuries has been the subject of scientific discussions and searches of scientists: philosophers, economists, sociologists, educators. The study emphasizes that for a successful educational institution capable of providing a high level of quality education, it is essential to use tools and methods of quality assessment with clearly defined criteria, conducting an annual internal audit of its activities, which is seen as a process of data collection. Value/originality. The necessity and importance of internal audit of school activities were determined; internal audit tools using qualimetric approach to educational activities in institutions of general secondary education were developed; understanding of the main evaluation parameters (parameters of the educational environment, parameters of assessment of teaching activities, parameters of assessment of student activities, parameters of assessment of management processes) was enhanced. The technology of tools for quantitative measurement of the quality of education in institutions of general secondary education has been further developed. Practical implementation. Managers of institutions of general secondary education will be able to understand the importance and feasibility of internal assessment of the quality of education and use the factor-criteria model of the annual internal audit to ensure the continuous development of institutions of general secondary education and improve the level of educational services.