Control as a function of managing the development of information culture among teachers in preschool education institutions

Abstract

The article is devoted to revealing the essence of control as a function of managing the development of the information culture of pedagogical staff in preschool education institutions. With the informatization of education, there has arisen a need to enhance teachers' qualifications in the application of information and communication technologies in the educational process, as well as for their self-education to develop information culture, which requires updating the approaches to managing this process. The article defines key concepts: "information culture", "management function", "control", "perceptive and communicative management activities", "properties of control"; and analyzes the procedure for conducting control activities in the process of managing the development of teachers' information culture. The significance of control for effective management of the process of developing educators' information culture is explained. The main principles of conducting this management function are listed to optimize various activities aimed at developing the information culture of pedagogical staff. A sequence for carrying out control activities is proposed to ensure their effectiveness and appropriateness. Recommendations are provided for summarizing the results of control over the process of developing teachers' information culture. The necessity of strictly adhering to all components of the control activity procedure is proven, as well as the importance of correctly formulating conclusions and proposals based on the results of control. To improve the procedure of this activity, it is advisable to create conditions for the democratization and humanization of control, which will help prevent manifestations of managerial subjectivism and authoritarianism, and significantly reduce the overall stress level associated with this management function.