PROFESSIONAL DEFORMATIONS OF HEADS OF EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: CONTENT AND WAYS OF THEIR PREVENTION

The article deals with the problem of professional deformations of heads of educational organizations and ways of their prevention Key contradictions of the position of heads of educational organizations which can bring about professional deformations are analyzed. The content of professional deformations of heads of educational organizations is shown. Main results of investigation are presented, such as: most of the respondents were found to be professionally deformed and had the following deformation components: 1) intolerance and aggression; 2) self-sufficiency and slow down of professional and individual development, external locus of control; 3) fixation on a manager's position and expansion of responsibilities beyond the professional competence. The ways of prevention of professional deformations of heads of educational organizations are showed.