Open AccessManagement of teacher education: danish democratic discourse in postmodern era
Author(s) -
Ангеліна Роляк,
Olena Matiienko,
Elvira Manzhos,
Olena Shamanska,
Nelya Burlaka
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
independent journal of management and production
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2236-269X
DOI - 10.14807/ijmp.v12i6.1754
Subject(s) - postmodernism , danish , context (archaeology) , democracy , sociology , autonomy , higher education , reinterpretation , quality (philosophy) , public relations , political science , public administration , pedagogy , epistemology , law , politics , paleontology , philosophy , linguistics , physics , acoustics , biology
In postmodern area, flexible and innovative management should become an integral part of the European education system as every knowledge-based society demands to educate high-quality specialists. The present research combines two dimensions: structural and administrative, including a dual fringe of both management and teacher education environments in the Nordic democratic space. The article offers a comparative analysis of the structural model, administrative principles, and new management initiatives in teacher professional training within the tertiary education system of neo-liberal Denmark. The Danish context is the most essential because this country has gained a unique experience in creating an effective system of self-governing teacher education institutions existing on a relevant background of centralized and decentralized management principles. The methodological contribution of this research is based on a case study approach that includes methods of qualitative analysis, critical induction, information reinterpretation, and generalization. Neo-liberal management initiatives of the Danish democratic state aimed at improving pedagogical education after postmodern period are considered to be a part of the response to the ongoing need for high-quality professional training of teachers based on a solid foundation of autonomy and effective innovative practices.