ORGANIZING OR CONDUCTING THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS: HOW TO CORRECTLY NOMINATE ONE OF THE TEACHER'S KEY LABOR FUNCTIONS?

Abstract

Purpose. This study aims to clarify the semantic content of the term "conducting the educational process"as the name of a teacher's labor function in general secondary education institutions. It also analyzes itscorrespondence to the directions and types of a teacher's professional activity and determines the appropriatenessof its use in contemporary educational discourse.Results. The usage of the phrase "conducting the educational process" in the name of a teacher's labor functioncontradicts the ontology of the concept "educational process" itself as a system (a system can be organized, implemented, introduced, its functioning ensured, but not "conducted"). "Organizing the educational process",as a narrower concept, is a component of the broader concept of "conducting educational activities" of a generalsecondary education institution. This broader concept encompasses, in addition to the teacher's organizationof the educational process, other processes, including managerial ones: building an internal quality assurancesystem for education, organizing material and technical support, ensuring safe and comfortable learningand working conditions, organizing an inclusive educational environment, access to information resources,as well as organizing leisure, health improvement, daily life, nutrition, etc. The results of a teacher surveyindicate the unusualness and unacceptability of the phrasing "a teacher conducts the educational process"within the pedagogical community: only 11% of respondents answered that a teacher conducts the educationalprocess; 38% believed that a teacher organizes the educational process; 51% chose the option – a teacher bothconducts and organizes the educational process.Conclusions. According to the semantic and grammatical features of word usage, the following constructionsare normative: “to organize the educational process,” “to carry out the educational process,” “to implementthe educational process” / “organization of the educational process,” “implementation of the educationalprocess.” Conversely, “to conduct educational (scientific, financial and economic, etc.) activity” / “conductingeducational (scientific, financial and economic, etc.) activity” is normative, as the verb “to conduct” and itsdeverbative “conducting” semantically characterize the management of an activity, the execution of a certaintask, or the implementation of sequential actions. Therefore, a teacher in a general secondary educationinstitution, as a professional in the field of education and training, organizes, ensures, and implementsthe educational process in accordance with their labor functions, but does not “conduct” it. It is the educationalinstitution, as a legal entity, that conducts educational activities by providing educational services in accordancewith licensing conditions.