A METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE MANAGEMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS THROUGH MATERIAL RESOURCE PROVISION

Abstract

This study focuses on a methodological approach that views the school as a holistic entity interacting simultaneously with multiple agents, as well as on the pressing issue of how material resources influence the management of the educational process in Russian schools. The article presents several models of interaction between schools and suppliers, tested through interviews with school principals and supplier company representatives. Aim. The aim is to сonsider the school as an integral object and to determine the impact of the material base on the educational process in Russian schools. Materials and methods. The approach based on the formation of the goal tree is widely used to solve them. To identify the fundamental management mechanisms used, we applied the decomposition of goals, which showed the most significant impact of the cost-effect mechanism on several keys related to equipment goals of schools. Furthermore, we carried out a quantitative analysis of the results in this study, implying a rating of spending directions within the cost-effect mechanism framework. To highlight the essential equipment cate¬gories, we calculated the correlations between the number of students with exam scores above 251/300 points of a state exam and the cost of this type of equipment. Results. As it turned out, laboratory and digital equipment have the most significant correlations. Purchases of educational literature have a more negligible effect. School procurement of equipment is described by three key control mechanisms: supply chain optimization, incentive, and cost-effect mechanisms. Conclusion. This article discusses the issues of determining the effectiveness of school procurement indicators based on the decomposition of the goals of secondary school principals, and describes the procurement management mechanisms for various types of equipment that affect vital results. Data on the potential impact of purchases of various types of school equipment on educational outcomes has been obtained and the cost-effect mechanism applied to schools has been described.