A SYNERGETIC APPROACH TO DEVELOPING SCHOOL PRINCIPALS' REFLECTIVE MANAGEMENT SKILLS

This article examines the theoretical, methodological and practical aspects of developing school principals' reflective management skills through a synergetic approach. Reflective management involves school leaders' systematic analysis of managerial decisions, actions and outcomes, interpretation of stakeholder feedback and adjustment of subsequent activities. The synergetic approach considers the school an open, complex and self-developing sociopedagogical system and conceptualises reflection not as an isolated, final managerial activity but as a continuous mechanism linking diagnosis, collaboration, decision-making, feedback and monitoring. Drawing on national and international literature, OECD TALIS 2024 and UNESCO's contemporary approaches to educational leadership, the article proposes the components, developmental stages, criteria and indicators of reflective management skills.