Immature digital expertise of the educational institution’s managerial staff as HR risk to education development

Abstract

The article presents the findings of the research on the impact immature digital expertise of the educational institution’s managerial staff on the results of education development. The term “HR risks in the education development” has been clarified as situations of a potential hazard that have a direct or indirect negative impact on the development (digitalization) of education, which occurrence is associated with real uncertainty caused by the inefficient HR management system and HR performance. The term “digital expertise of the managerial staff of an educational institution” is defined as an integrative personal quality expressed in the ability and willingness of the managerial staff of an educational institution to design and/or apply digital systems and technologies to achieve development (digitalization) of education and educational institution. The main criteria for the digital expertise of the educational institution’s managerial staff are their abilities and willingness to provide: (1) the continuous development of the digital competency of the teaching and managerial staff of the educational institution; (2) designing a graduate’s expertise model that meets the requirements of the digital economy; (3) introduction and application of digital systems and technologies in the fulfillment of educational programs; (4) adoption and employment of digital systems and technologies in the management of the educational process and educational institution. The regular relationships between immature digital expertise of the educational institution’s managerial staff and the results of the education development (digitalization) have been substantiated. The findings can be useful in designing a system for management of education development and a system for the development of an educational institution’s managerial staff. In the course of the research, we have applied statistical methods, questioning, interviewing, observation, analysis of management activity results, and factor analysis.