Abstract
Against the background of China’s efforts to build a strong education system and promote the connotative development of education, educational management innovation has become a crucial driver for deepening educational reform and improving governance effectiveness. However, existing studies mainly focus on the independent influence of a single innovation dimension and lack systematic integration and relational analysis of multiple driving factors, making it difficult to fully explain the multidimensional mechanisms of educational management innovation. To address this gap, this study constructs a four-dimensional analytical framework of concept, organization, mode and content innovation. Based on questionnaire data collected from 411 middle-and senior-level administrators at a vocational college in Inner Mongolia, empirical analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and multiple linear regression. The results show that all four innovation dimensions have significant positive effects on educational management innovation. The strength of influence ranks as follows: concept innovation (β = 0.229), content innovation (β = 0.177), mode innovation (β = 0.164) and organizational innovation (β = 0.148). These findings suggest that educational management innovation is a multidimensional and collaborative process in which conceptual innovation plays a leading role. This study provides an integrative perspective for understanding the mechanisms of educational management innovation and offers empirical evidence for improving innovation strategies and management effectiveness.
Keywords: Conceptual Innovation, Content Innovation, Educational Management Innovation, Model Innovation, Organizational Innovation.