Regulatory and legal provision of innovative activities in institutions of general secondary education

Abstract

The article is devoted to the coverage of issues of state policy in the field of education regarding the current state of regulatory and legal support of innovative activity in institutions of general secondary education and the scientific and practical task of substantiating recommendations for the development of innovative activity in Ukraine.

The areas of improvement of regulatory and legal support regarding the formation of the state innovation policy, development, stimulation of innovative activity in Ukraine, the use of the results of scientific research, and new competitive developments have been analyzed; definition of the concepts «innovation», «innovative activity», «educational innovation», «state educational policy».

Attention is focused on the priority areas of innovative activity at the industry level in the field of education: innovative learning technologies; interactive learning methods using information technologies; creation of computer-oriented methods of learning systems for various subjects and academic disciplines; development of the implementation of the latest didactic models and technologies of specialized training in educational institutions; development of software tools for educational and scientific purposes, the latest programs, textbooks, manuals and methodical materials of a new generation, the need to introduce innovative technologies in the development of the educational sector in order to increase its efficiency.

It has been outlined the prospects for further improvement and modernization of state policy in the field of education in Ukraine, which consist of ensuring a real transition to a new quality of education; equal access to it; and introduction of innovative learning technologies; brought into line with the European standards of scientific and scientific-methodological support of all links of education; creation of an effective mechanism for attracting and using state resources for educational needs.