EDUCATIONAL NOVATIONS: SCALING UP AND INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES

Abstract

The educational novations that have already proven their effectiveness and relevance at the level of pilot projects, programs, practices, including in other countries, are considered as one of the ways to improve the quality of education in Ukraine. It demands using the applied potential of the concept of scaling up, which allows to justify the structure and algorithm of interrelated actions at different institutional and managerial levels. The relevance of the article is determined by the fact that a scaling up in the field of education at international level is currently influenced by interdisciplinary intelligence and the rapid accumulation of empirical data in new areas of educational activities, including sustainable development. However, among domestic scientists and experts, the topic of scaling up still remains undervalued. This presupposes the expediency of generalizing the conceptual framework and institutional scaling up practices for further conceptualization of the scaling up process. The purpose of this article is to formulate a multidimensional conceptualization of scaling up of educational novations, which takes into account modern theoretical and empirical studies of scaling up in socially significant areas, as well as the logic of consistency of key components, processes and results of scaling up. The novelty of this study is characterized by the following provisions. The multidimensional conceptualization of scaling up of educational novations was further developed. It is suggested to consider novation as a scaling object, because this notion is broader than innovation and covers a wider range of educational activities, including the implementation of sustainable development principles. The necessity to introduce the English term “scaling site” into the domestic scientific circulation is grounded, which is important for understanding and interpretation of the scaling up conception. Among the results of the study it is worth noting the author’s proposed visualization of the scaling up model, which generates various interdisciplinary ideas and structures of the scaling up process from a systemic point of view and covers the key stages and cycles of scaling up. The focus is also on elements and strategies of scaling up (subjects, contexts, dimensions, resources and financial models, approaches and drivers of scaling up), adaptation scenarios (sites, levels, sectors, cycles and duration of scaling up) and object transformation scenarios (including the monitoring and evaluation). The study allows concluding that it is appropriate to use the scaling up conception in areas of educational activities, for which the effectiveness and rates of implementation of relevant novations are critical. Key words: social work, innovative practices, case management, integrated social services.

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