Institutional Changes in the Ukrainian Education Industry: Problems and Solutions

This paper highlights the main directions of reforming the educational sector in Ukraine. Objective and subjective factors of reforming at all levels of educational services are revealed. The authors critically evaluate the current state, results and consequences of institutional changes in education. The necessity and advantages of introduction of innovations in educational process are substantiated in the work. The authors identified the main institutional threats from the implementation of "mechanical monkey" of the world-recognized educational standards without a systematic approach and adequate financial and logistical support. The peculiarities of the emergence of institutional pathologies due to inefficient management decisions in the field of education and their influence on the formation of the institutional environment and socio-demographic situation in the country are revealed. It is substantiated that the basis for the implementation of reasonable, understandable and achievable institutional changes is the search for effective growth points of the reform of the educational sector. The authors identify key areas for institutional change to ensure the success of education reform in Ukraine