In this article, based on system analysis, classification and systematization methods, we offer classification of technologies of managing educational institutions on the basis of five groups of ...functional processes, inherent to every organization, such as: production; marketing; finance; human resources (HR) management; accounting and analysis of business activities. It is noted that classification of technologies of managing the educational institutions should take into account the current state, conditions and processes occurring in external environment and affect the functioning of the internal environment of the educational institution. Every technology of managing the educational institution included into classification, has been characterized: functional processes of production and their management (strategic planning, scenario planning, balanced scorecard of D. Norton and R. Kaplan (BSC), process oriented management, outsourcing, business engineering/ engineering, reengineering); marketing management (educational marketing, market segmentation, client relationships management system (CRM), brand-strategy, «public relations» technologies, benchmarking); financial management (budgeting, benchmarking, financial control, balanced scorecard of D. Norton and R. Kaplan (BSC), fund rising); human resource (HR) management (knowledge management, couching); management of accounting and analysis of business activities (budgeting, key competences); it also takes into account technologies for management of inter-organizational processes that permeate all groups of technologies listed in the classification, such as innovative, informational and SMART-technologies.
This article provides a comprehensive review and analysis of scientific research on the role of the leader’s image in shaping the image of an educational institution and its positioning in society. ...The article aims to analyse the functions of the head of an educational institution and study the influence of their image on the development of the school, underlining the components of the school director’s image that influence its effectiveness in the educational labour market. It highlights the increasing competition faced by modern educational institutions, necessitating active demonstration of their effectiveness and rationalization of their existence. The quality of education and the achievements of graduates emerge as decisive factors in attracting the attention of parents and students. Educational institutions must adapt to pedagogical trends, integrate advanced technologies, and implement an individualized approach to learning. The interaction with the community and the formation of a positive school image are crucial. The director’s role is pivotal, with their leadership qualities and strategic planning influencing the perception of the school and shaping a positive impression of the entire institution. The article analyses the concept of “image” based on the studies of economist K. Boulding, who considered it a key to understanding society. It emphasizes that image is grounded in belief, unlike objective knowledge, and shapes behaviour based on the perception of the world. Theoretical frameworks proposed by S. Williams and M. Moffit introduce the concept of imaging as a two-way process involving the creation and consumption of an image, encompassing all communicative processes and their influences. Image consumption is categorized into levels of perception, comprehension, and evaluation, impacting the formation of perceptions and attitudes toward the image bearer. The article views image as a success factor in professional activities and competitiveness in the educational services market. It underscores the importance of image in the global information space and the need to specify the concept of “professional image” in the conditions of an information society. The article focuses on the significance of the organization’s image in the contemporary market environment and its influence on stability and longevity. It explores aspects of managerial image, professional image, and leader image. The structural components of the leader’s image include personal characteristics, social characteristics, and symbolic significance. A new direction, pedagogical imageology, aimed at forming the image of educators and educational institutions, is discussed. Universal functions of image encompass communicative, informational, cognitive, emotional, and other aspects, which are defining aspects of the impact of image on professional development and contributing to positive societal perception. The study analyses the Professional Standard “Head (Director) of General Secondary Education Institution”, outlining a list of job functions and professional competencies. The identified structural components of the school director’s professional image include expertise, leadership qualities, communication skills, ethics and integrity, innovativeness and strategic thinking, community interaction, and reputation. It has been concluded that to achieve stability and strategic development of the educational institution, the director must be not only an effective leader, but also a bearer of a positive image for the entire school community, education management, and the public.
Children's value landmarks are a major factor in their personal construction in preschool and subsequent periods of development. This report attempts to assess the moral development of 5-7 year olds ...by analyzing the responses they received regarding a moral case proposed by the teacher. Placed in the same situation, children demonstrate different views about their peers' behavior towards others and how they would react to their loved ones (brother or sister). Their responses are influenced by the values acquired in the family and educational environment. The fact that they are an only child in the family, whether they have siblings, what is the value system of their parents, grandparents, also influences moral information.
The article describes the general principles of the technical task for the development of chatbots of a modern educational institution. It is noted that chatbots are still a new tool that is ...constantly developing and improving. Almost any company can integrate a chatbot into its work, because today it has become a universal assistant for various tasks. Depending on the actual needs, it can be added to the site, application or messenger. The process of developing chatbots aimed at ensuring the effectiveness of documentation and communication activities of an educational institution has been studied. Technical tasks for chatbot development are described. The purpose of the study is to consider IT tools and chatbots to activate the process of increasing the efficiency of the documentation and communication activities of the educational institution. The following methods were used: analysis method, analysis of electronic resources, comparative method of review of free online services, synthesis method. The practical significance of the study is in the description of the technical task for the development of chatbots of a modern educational institution using the example of an interactive program created for the department of management information systems of the Donetsk National University, which can be used as a comprehensive platform for interaction with students, applicants and teachers with the possibility of automating a large volume of document flow between the chatbot and its users. Disadvantages of chatbots are shown - limited reactions and the need to develop complex conversation scenarios. Such programs look for answers to customers' questions in a database prepared in advance and do not know how to improvise.
The article fixes the fact that in view of the emphasis on the independent acquisition of knowledge by students, the consulting and corrective components of the pedagogues’ professional activity are ...strengthened. They have to carry it out in the institution’s information educational space and for this purpose possess by modern ICT and tools, both in the field of basic and related educational subjects. The aims of the article are to substantiate the pedagogical terms for the organization of an informational and consultative environment and to highlight the requirements for its productive functioning both for those seeking education and for the pedagogical staff, which will ultimately ensure high quality of educational services. Such methods as analysis, generalization, systematization, extrapolation and SWOT analysis were used to study indicators of the functioning of the informational and consultative environment of vocational education institutions in Ukraine; as well as modelling and substantiating the pedagogical terms for its optimal organization. A study of the state of the issues of the organization of the information and consultative environment in educational institutions in Ukraine has been carried out according to the functional-structural criterion. It covers such indicators characteristic of the subjects of the environment (internal and external) as immersiveness, presence, interactivity, saturation, structuredness, openness, scalability and adaptability. A SWOT analysis has been carried out, which made it possible to identify the advantages and risks, strengths and weaknesses that take place in the organization of the information and consultative environment of vocational education institutions. The conceptual, substantive, organizational and technical-technological difficulties in the organization of the informational and consulting environment of the educational institution have been clarified and summarized. The organizational, technical, methodical and resource conditions that collectively contribute to the organization of the informational and consultative environment of the educational institution have been identified and described. It has been substantiated that the combination of the above-mentioned factors makes it possible to formulate a set of necessary and sufficient pedagogical terms. Among them: the readiness of pedagogical staff and students for consultative activities with the use of modern ICT; resource provision of advisory activities focused on the content of professional education; implementation of multi-channel and multi-disciplinary online counselling, which realizes the functions of the educational institution information environment; creative and developmental subject-subject interaction via ICT and tools, which initiates methodological reflection of pedagogues and students in consultative activities. It was concluded that the creation of the specified pedagogical terms will enable the functioning of all components of the educational institution’s information and consultative environment in the best relationship, will ensure the creation of an atmosphere of fruitful cooperation, productive learning, effective management of the study process, as well as the provision of quality educational services. Prospects for further research are defined in the creation of a methodology for the organization of informational and consultative environments in a professional education institution and its empirical verification.
This study was conducted to identify the number and density of active licensed acupuncturists (LAcs), as well as the number of accredited schools in acupuncture and Oriental medicine (AOM), as of ...January 1, 2023, in the United States (U.S.). The number of active LAcs as of January 1, 2023 was 34,524, potentially 33,364 after removing license duplication in multiple states, among which the largest three states were California (with 7317 LAcs 21.19% of the total), New York (5024 14.55%) and Florida (2644 7.66%). The total number of LAcs decreased by 8.87% from 2018, and fell short of our projected number of LAcs in 2023 by 9037, or 20.75%. The overall LAc density in the U.S.—measured as the number of LAcs per 100,000 population—was 10.36, less than in 2018. There were 56 active, accredited AOM schools which offered a total of 147 programs (121 at the level necessary for licensing entry-level, 12 for an advanced practicing degree advanced-level, and 14 for certifications). Broken down further, offerings included 50 master’s degrees in acupuncture, 40 master’s degrees in Oriental medicine, 31 entry-level doctorate degrees (10 in acupuncture and 21 in acupuncture plus Chinese herbal medicine), and 12 advanced-level doctorate degrees in AOM. The certification programs included one in East-Asian Medical Bodywork and 13 in CHM. Among these schools in 2023, institutions in the West and East Coast states comprised 67.86% (decreased from 77.42% in 2018) of the national total. California, Florida and Illinois represented 39.29%. There were 48 jurisdictions with acupuncture practice laws in place. The data suggests that the acupuncture profession in the U.S. has been significantly impacted during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Please cite this article as: Fan AY, He DG, Sangraula A, Alemi SF, Matecki A. Distribution of licensed acupuncturists and educational institutions in the United States at the start of 2023, during the late stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. J Integr Med. 2024; 22(4): 379–384.
The concept of military science represents the interaction of the system of military disciplines, civilian and military educational institutions and their researchers, whose work is focused on the ...most important societal value - security. In the context of interpretations by various authors, dictionaries and encyclopedias, the article critically examines the conceptualisation of military science, which has not received much attention in the Slovenian literature. In addition to conceptual challenges, the paper also answers the question of what military science is and how it should be understood in the context of contemporary interdisciplinary approaches and efforts of educational and other institutions that analytically grapple with a wide variety of insights, objects or topics related to the military as a phenomenon, practice or idea.
Communication is an important component in education as a means to connect between educational components. The role of communication in education marketing is a positive interaction that must be ...built by stakeholders as an effort to maintain the existence of educational institutions. The importance of communication must be built internally in educational institutions and also externally in educational institutions in the form of the community as an effort to build institutional synergy with the community. This research uses descriptive qualitative analysis method . Data collection techniques were carried out through observation and interviews. While the data analysis technique uses Miles and Huberman. The results of the study show that the communication strategy used by Nuris Vocational School has not been successful in the New Student Admissions (PPDB) activities.
