USE OF THE CASE STUDY IN THE PROCESS OF FORMING THE PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL COMPETENCE OF FUTURE EDUCATION MANAGERS WHEN MAKING MANAGEMENT DECISIONS

Abstract

The article considers the problem of formation of future educational managers’ professional experience in making management decisions while using the case study method. Theoretical substantiation of expediency of use of case study in formation of professional competence of future managers of education during acceptance of management decisions is given: the concept of case study as specially prepared educational material is defined; the advantages and disadvantages of the case study are clarified; case requirements are outlined; some aspects of its implementation in the educational process of the institution of higher pedagogical education are traced, the approximate algorithm of the teacher’s and student’s work on the case is given; the author’s approach to the use of case studies inthe training of future education managers is presented. The authors theoretically substantiate the use of case studies in the process of forming professional and ethical competence of future education managers during making management decisions, and giveexamples of its implementation during the course “Pedagogical Ethics” and “Decision Theory”. The comparative characteristics of traditional and interactive teaching methods are made, and the possibilities of integration of different methods during the organization of work with the case are given. The algorithm of actions in work on a case is offered, and methodical recommendations on theorganization of work on a case in group and methodical recommendations for the teacher on the organization of work with a case are given.The research was performed on the research topic “Formation of a competent teacher in the educational environment of higher education” (registration number 0111U007536) of the Department of Pedagogy and Educational Management of Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University. To solve the research problems, the analysis of scientific sources on research problems, observation of theeducational process with the use of information and communications technologies, namely the case study, were used. Keywords: case; case study; professional competence; competency approach; professional and ethical competence; future education managers; educational process; management decision.