Model of forming the readiness of future heads of educational institutions to apply innovative management technologies

The article examines the structure and content of a model for developing the readiness of future heads of educational institutions to apply innovative management technologies. The relevance and importance of developing this model stem from the need to address the contradiction between the current demands of Ukrainian society for future educational leaders who are prepared to apply innovative management technologies and their actual level of readiness for such activities. Resolving this contradiction requires the development and theoretical substantiation of an appropriate model based on updated content, technologies, improved forms and methods, and pedagogical conditions that ensure the formation of such readiness. We consider the model for developing the readiness of future heads of educational institutions to apply innovative management technologies to be a holistic, complex, and multifaceted pedagogical system that cannot be studied directly. Therefore, it must be investigated through the development of an appropriate model. The design and theoretical substantiation of this model will optimize the process of preparing future educational leaders to apply innovative management technologies. We believe that the readiness of future heads of educational institutions to apply innovative management technologies aligns with the activity-based approach. Firstly, future leaders must have a comprehensive understanding of management activities, including their functions, content, technologies, forms, and methods. The acquisition and application of these technologies in management activities are possible only if they have clarified the essence of innovative management technologies and the specifics of building relationships among participants in the educational process. Secondly, a future educational leader must understand the management object and the characteristics of all participants in the educational process. We consider it appropriate to develop the readiness of future heads of educational institutions to apply innovative management technologies during professional training, as professional training is a process, while readiness is both its goal and its outcome. Therefore, the formation of this readiness should be carried out based on a well-developed and theoretically grounded model, which ensures the achievement of the intended results