CHANGE MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT

Autores/as

  • Tetiana Volotovska Department of Pedagogy, Administration and Special Education "University of Education, Management", Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0381-3261
  • Halyna Mykhailiv Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Economics, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2717-0168
  • Oksana Porada Department of Physical Management Culture and Sports, Faculty of Physical Management Culture and Sports, National University “Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic”, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2242-0316
  • Lesia Zelman Department of Social and Humanitarian Disciplines, Institution of Higher Education “Lviv University of Business and Law”, Lviv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2497-7292
  • Svitlana Kyshakevych Department of Vocal and Choral, Choreographic and Visual Arts, Faculty of Elementary Education and Art, Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University, Drohobych, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4696-4764

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/rcd.v16i43.11790

Palabras clave:

Educational process, Educational environment, Motivation, Student-centered education, Active learning

Resumen

The research analyzes change management within the learning environment considering effective educational leadership and progressive innovative management. The following research tasks are derived from the research aim and they deal with the analysis of the effect of leadership upon change management; the relationships between change management and innovative management; and the design of optimal model of change management within the learning environment. The combination of both qualitative and quantitative methods was used. The qualitative phase involved interviews, focus groups, and observations to collect the data on the respondents’ perceptions towards the change process. The quantitative phase included surveys to gather data on specific aspects of the change process. To conduct the investigation, 119 instructors, administrators, and students in five educational institutions of Ukraine were selected. The survey was conducted between October 1, 2023 and December 12, 2023. To verify the hypotheses, ANOVA principle was applied. The outcomes demonstrated that change management is closely related to leadership and innovative management. The survey enabled to develop the optimal model of change management within the learning environment which included change vision, effective leadership style, innovative management practice, change planning, and building an organizational culture oriented towards changes. The scientific sources stress that in a long-term perspective the optimal model of change management will contribute the sustainable development of the educational institution. The results can be used to develop the education policies and curriculum as well as to train future leaders for different sectors of economy.

Biografía del autor/a

Tetiana Volotovska, Department of Pedagogy, Administration and Special Education "University of Education, Management", Kyiv, Ukraine

Department of Pedagogy, Administration and Special Education "University of Education, Management", Kyiv, Ukraine

Halyna Mykhailiv, Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Economics, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Economics, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

Oksana Porada, Department of Physical Management Culture and Sports, Faculty of Physical Management Culture and Sports, National University “Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic”, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

Department of Physical Management Culture and Sports, Faculty of Physical Management Culture and Sports, National University “Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic”, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

Lesia Zelman, Department of Social and Humanitarian Disciplines, Institution of Higher Education “Lviv University of Business and Law”, Lviv, Ukraine

Department of Social and Humanitarian Disciplines, Institution of Higher Education “Lviv University of Business and Law”, Lviv, Ukraine

Svitlana Kyshakevych, Department of Vocal and Choral, Choreographic and Visual Arts, Faculty of Elementary Education and Art, Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University, Drohobych, Ukraine

Department of Vocal and Choral, Choreographic and Visual Arts, Faculty of Elementary Education and Art, Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University, Drohobych, Ukraine

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2024-07-23

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