FUNCTIONS OF INCLUSIVE ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

The article explores the functional aspects of inclusive organizational culture as a strategic priority for shaping the inclusive educational space of higher education institutions (HEIs) in the context of European integration and the building of a sustainable development society. The research aims to identify and systematize the functions of inclusive organizational culture that ensure the development of a holistic inclusive educational environment. In the course of the study, a complex of theoretical and analytical methods was applied: systematicstructural analysis allowed for the presentation of the functionality of inclusive organizational culture as an interconnected system of elements, while comparative analysis contributed to the classification of these functions according to their target characteristics. It is substantiated that inclusive organizational culture acts as the core of the inclusive educational space, transforming the personal attitudes of educational process participants toward inclusive values. The article analyzes the three-level structure of culture according to E. Schein (artifacts, espoused values, and basic assumptions) and proves that genuine inclusion is possible only if the deep-seated beliefs of every community member are changed. The author presents a system of functions of inclusive organizational culture categorized by vectors: external functions (socialcreative (realization of the university's «hird mission»), normative-institutional, image-building («higher education institution for all»), orientation toward educational service consumers, and expansion of partnership interaction) and internal functions (stabilizing, adaptive, consolidating, supportive, compensatory, developmental, and motivational). It is emphasized that the effectiveness of forming an inclusive organizational culture, and the inclusive educational space as a whole, depends on the balance between external marketing strategies and internal socio-pedagogical practices. Inclusive organizational culture is defined as a system-forming factor that bridges the gap between the declarative acceptance of inclusion and real readiness for practical actions, ensuring the sustainable humanistic development of higher education.