The Role of Management in the Process of Teacher's Personal and Professional Growth

Abstract

In Georgia, the reflection on the paramount approaches in Education Management in the process of the preparation of school principals according to the modern standards, has a vital importance for development and successful implementation of educational
reforms in Pedagogy. This issue requires special attention in regions. According to the “Law of Georgia on General Education'' (Chapter VIII, article 41) the principle of school may be elected or appointed in accordance with this law: S/he is a citizen of Georgia, has a higher education degree, 3 years of work experience, meets the requirements of the legislation and has not reached 65 years of age . This document does not oblige the candidates to have a pedagogical education. Judging from the Georgian reality, the special preparation of staff for producing efficient school principals, started only in recent years and only several universities have some experience in this field (Ilia State University in Tbilisi, Kutaisi Akaki Tsereteli State University and Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University). However, it should be emphasized that above mentioned universities produce only a minimal number of future school principals with the Master’s qualification in Education Administration. The trend of conducting researches of pedagogical process is extremely important in order to strengthen the management direction in modern pedagogy. Many features of pedagogical management is defined by the educational process, or more precisely, by the specificity of the goals, methods, means and forms of learning process. The needs assessment of Samtskhe - Javakheti state university and Batumi Shota Rustaveli state university shows that the new paradigm of education with its innovative processes, includes the implementation of new courses and approaches in the frames of educational program of preparing educational representatives like teachers and school principals, which will allow future professionals to learn pedagogical management basics. Modern education no longer needs teachers, accustomed to use instructions and often are incapable of making independent choice. Schools need a teacher, who is able to organize a learning process. A teacher who is, on the one hand, independent and creative at any stage of professional activities, on the other hand, is aware of the functions and activities of the school principal. We believe that the realization of this problem is very important, as preparation of a modern and innovative teachers and principals means to find the final resolution of this problem.