Comparative Analysis of the Vision of the Importance of Priority National Tasks in the Field of Education by Heads of General Education Organizations and Classroom Teachers

Introduction. The article considers the problem of vision of the significance of priority national tasks in the field of education by the heads of general education organizations and class teachers. The current social situation of development of the younger generation and the state order determine the need to update education through the achievement of priority national tasks in the field of education. In this regard, approaches to class management are being rebuilt. Strengthening class management significantly depends on understanding the significance and acceptance of priority national tasks not only by the class teachers themselves, but also by the heads of general education organizations that provide administration and maintenance of the entire educational system of the school. Methodology. The study is based on the analysis of empirical data obtained using a single online questionnaire for heads of general education organizations and class teachers. The sample of respondents was formed randomly. The study involved 4539 people from 7 regions of the Russian Federation. Results. Processing of information characterizing the sample of respondents, using the Pearson correlation criterion, showed that the age criterion is significantly correlated with the experience of class management (0.574). Teaching experience significantly correlates with the experience of working as a class teacher (0.714). Processing the survey results using the parametric Student t-test showed that the most reliable survey indicators were obtained for the block “Identifying in the activities of the class teacher ways to create a comfortable psychological climate and humanize interpersonal relationships in the classroom” (average for directors – 24.1346; average for class teachers – 23.0018). Conclusions. The results of the study made it possible to obtain new data on the current state of the educational system in terms of class management through a comparison of the vision of approaches to achieving priority national objectives by heads of general education organizations and class teachers, which makes it possible to develop and implement in the practice of a modern school programs for improving the professional competencies of teaching staff performing the functions of class teachers.