Coaching in the system of preschool education

author: Iryna Lutsenko

Urgency of the research. Modern education is an important resource with the potential to ensure innovative development of society. For this purpose, the development of education should be proactive, which requires the implementation of new technologies for managing educational institutions. Coaching is a modern way to introduce changes in the management system.

Target setting. For the development of preschool education to be ahead of the curve, an innovation must be introduced that will cover the education system as a whole. The innovation should include mechanisms and tools for regulating the system of relations, communications and interactions between managers and employees, and all participants in the educational process.

Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. The methodological foundations for the development of coaching in Ukraine were studied by V. Brych and M. Nagara. They defined coaching as a converged management style. In the education system, coaching is studied in the field of higher education (V. Zelenin, O. Antoniuk), training of educators for preschool education institutions (T. Fasolko, A. Kovtun, T. Guzhanova, L. Ostapko, Y. Semenyako), postgraduate education (V. Sydorenko), inclusive education (T. Skrypnyk, K. Biriukova). The principles of coaching implementation, the positive impact of pedagogical and educational coaching on the learning process, and the motivation of students are determined.

The research objective is to substantiate the feasibility of introducing coaching in the system of preschool education, to reveal the potential of using coaching technologies in preschool education.

The statement of basic materials. In the educational activities of preschool education institutions, coaching can be used both as a style of institution management and as an approach that transforms the educational process. It is proposed to use coaching technologies in the following areas of activity: management of preschool education institution; cooperation of preschool education institution with parents; formation of competencies in children-applicants of preschool education in various educational areas. The goals of using coaching technologies in the identified areas are revealed and examples of the use of coaching technologies are given: active listening, powerful questions, “GROW” technology.

Conclusions. The coaching methodology is widely used in various spheres of public life. The analysis of research shows the rapid development of the coaching approach, the prospects for its implementation in the system of preschool education, in particular in preschool education. 

Keywords: preschool education institution, coaching approach, coaching technologies, educational coaching, pedagogical coaching, preschool education system

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