Mechanism of Management for Formation of Social-Emotional Competences in Educational Institutions

Abstract

One of the key factors in increasing productivity and economic growth in the country is the well-established educational process, and as a result, the matching of people’s skills with the modern needs of the labor market. Important research problems concern the development of a new model of educational process management, which includes the formation of a person as not only a workforce, but also personality. The purpose of the article is to study the relevance of the implementation of socio-emotional competences in the modern educational environment for the formation of the demanded skills of the labor market, which is constantly changing. The research presents the main claimed types of abilities of a modern person, including a system of cognitive, social-emotional and technical skills, and emphasizes the growing importance of social and emotional skills. The five competencies of social and emotional learning are highlighted: self-awareness, self-governance, social awareness, interpersonal skills and responsible decision-making. According to a study by the World Bank and the report of the World Economic Forum «The Future of Workplaces», the skills that are in greatest demand today in society are grounded: analytical thinking and innovation, complex problem solving, critical thinking and analysis, active learning. It is important to know the structure of educational levels and their involvement in them in order to understand how and for whom to form the modern educational process. Therefore, the analysis of the distribution of the number of pupils, listeners and students studying in Ukrainian institutions and their gender component is conducted. The main tendencies of changes of participants of educational process in 2014-2017 are found at all levels of education. To improve the efficiency of management of educational process, the urgency of the introduction of social and emotional education into the educational process has been emphasized. The value and result of the influence of social and emotional education on each level of education, their interrelation and the degree of need are assessed.