Lecture 1.ppt
- 1. MEANING AND DEFINITIONS OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION The term ‘Educational Administration is very comprehensive. The word ‘administration has been derived from the Latin word ‘minister which means, ‘service rendered to others for their welfare. Educational Administration is regarded as the process of integrating the appropriate human and material resources that are made available and made effective for achieving the purposes of a programme of an educational institution. It is concerned with the formulation, execution and appraisal of educational policies. 1
- 2. Nature of Educational Administration Educational Administration is the process of bringing men and materials together for effective and functional teaching and learning in the school. The focus of educational administration is the enhancement of teaching and learning. Educational Administration is a non-profit making task. Educational Administration is primarily a social enterprise as it is more concerned with human resources than with material resources. Educational Administration is more art than a science. 2
- 3. Educational Administration doesn’t refer to any single process rather different processes or aspects constitute administration. These are planning, organizing, directing, motivating, controlling, coordinating, decision making, and evaluating. 3
- 4. Administration is the organization and use of men and materials to accomplish a purpose. As defined by Herbert A Simon. “ administration can be defined as the activities of groups co-operating to accomplish a common goals. As defined by E. A. Nigro “Administration is the organization and use of men and materials to accomplish a purpose.” In its broadest sense, administration can be defined as the activities of a groups co-operating to accomplish common goals. 4
- 5. As defined by Leonard D. White, “The art of administration is the direction, co-ordination and control of many persons to achieve some purpose or objective.” As defined by J. M. Pfiffner Administration means “the organization and direction of human and material resources to achieve desired ends.” 5
- 6. What is the difference between educational administration and educational? The key difference between educational management and educational administration is that educational management involves creating and maintaining an environment to promote and support an effective teaching and learning process within educational institutions, whereas educational administration involves the maintenance. The key difference between educational management and educational administration is that educational management involves creating and maintaining an environment to promote and support an effective teaching and learning process within educational institutions, whereas educational administration involves the maintenance of the overall process of a school or an educational institution more smoothly to have successful student learning. 6
- 7. Both educational management and educational administration collaborate in achieving the objectives and goals of an organization. Management is a key factor in success and failure. Management is the process of reaching organizational goals by working with and through people and other organizational resources. Educational management deals with operations that are used in educational organizations. The main purpose of educational management is to create an effective and efficient environment in educational institutions. This environment is created to promote and support effective teaching and learning. 7
- 8. Management involves the process of coordinating and integrating work activities so that they are completed efficiently and effectively with and through other people (Robbins, 1999). 8
- 9. The key difference between educational management and educational administration is that educational management involves working with human resources to meet the goals, whereas educational administration involves managing and directing people to achieve objectives and goals. While educational management focuses on planning, staffing, recruiting, and leading the organization to achieve the goals, educational administration basically focuses on decision making, policymaking, and laws and regulations of the institute. Moreover, another important difference between educational management and educational administration is that educational management carries out the responsibility of the proper functioning of the institution, whereas educational administration prepares policies to guide decision-making 9
- 10. What does educational administration mean? Educational administration is the management of a school system. It involves providing leadership for the education of students, developing curricula, implementing assessments and managing human and material resources to achieve specific goals. What is the role of administration in education? To frame rules for the budgeting, spending, and controlling of the funds and resources available to the school. To make sure that education is being provided by making use of the financial and human resources available within the country 10
- 11. What are the basic principles of educational administration? The principles are: (1) Structural Democracy, (2) Operational Democracy (3) Justice (4) Equality of Opportunity (5) Prudence (6) Adaptability, Flexibility and Stability. 11
- 12. Edn Supervision “Supervision is assistance in the development of a better teaching/ learning situation.” “Supervision has gradually moved from improvement of instruction to improvement of learning.” “Supervision is an expert technical service primarily concerned with studying and improving the conditions that surround learning and pupil growth.” Supervision is normally “see” or “oversee”. Supervision is more concerned with administrative work instead of academic work.Supervisor is not subject expert and normally their position is autocratic. Supervision can enhance the teacher leadership role in improving student learning. For the positive outcomes, carefully plan the supervision. Supervision is democratic, scientific, creative,professional. 12
- 13. Objectives of Educational Administration To provide proper education to students. To ensure adequate utilization of all resources. To ensure professional ethics and professional development among teachers. To organize educational programmes for acquainting students with the art of democratic living and giving them excellent training in democratic citizenship. To organize co-curricular activities actively for developing talents of students and work efficiency of educational teachers. 13
- 14. Types of Administration Democratic Administration b. Autocratic Administration c. Nominal Administration d. Real Administration 14