This book aims at helping students understand the theories and processes of educational administration and management, and thereby become effective leaders and managers of the educational system tomorrow. A comprehensive textbook for students pursuing B.Ed., this book provides the varied perspective of educational administration and explains the concept of educational management in detail which will help the student to understand various educational aspects. It also describes the basic characteristics of educational planning and implementation. It will help students in their study and exam preparations.
The concept of management and its principles are very important to be understood at any level of the administration. To understand the objectives and importance of management is very essential if we are a part administration. The various principles of management help us to understand the application of management in various fields including education field. With this, systems thinking and systems approach is discussed well in Chapters 1, 2 and 3.
Chapter 4 discusses about the concept and difference between organization culture and organizational climate. The functions of management are nothing but the core of any management system. The functions of management and its importance is explained in Chapter 5. Chapter 6 discusses about the Peter Senge’s Model of Learning Organization.
Understanding the process and indicators is very essential for organizational management. For effective organizational management, it is very essential to manage the human resources by understanding its need and process. Change is essential for improvement and advancement in every field. To apply the change, understanding the process of change management is very important. These all details are discussed in Chapters 7, 8 and 9.
Understanding the process and indicators is very essential for organizational management. For effective organizational management, it is very essential to manage the human resources by understanding its need and process. Change is essential for improvement and advancement in every field. To apply the change, understanding the process of change management is very important. These all details are discussed in Chapters 7, 8 and 9.
For a teacher, manager and an administrator, it is very important to set proper timetable and organize staff meetings. To prepare effective timetable, understanding the types and principles of timetable construction is very important. Chapter 12 discusses about this. Chapter 13 discusses about the need, types and process of staff meeting. The important hurdle for managers and teachers is the absenteeism of staff and students. The causes behind their absenteeism and measures are discussed in Chapter 14. Chapter 15 discusses about the importance and characteristics of Secondary School Code.
Chapters 16, 17 and 18 discusses about the educational administration in India. It discusses about the administrative set-up in India and about the characteristics of state, national and international systems of education – SSC, ICSE, CBSE, IB and IGCSE Boards of Education. It also discusses about the governing bodies in education – NCERT and MSCERT. The functions of both NCERT and MSCERT are also discussed in this chapter.
Contents –
1. Educational Management
2. Principles of Management
3. Systems Thinking and Systems Approach
4. Organizational Culture and Organizational Climate
5. Functions of Management
6. Peter Senge’s Model of Learning Organization
7. Quality Management
8. Human Resource Management
9. Management of Change
10. Leadership
11. Leadership Skills
12. Timetable
13. Staff Meeting
14. Absenteeism
15. Secondary School Code – Importance and Characteristics
16. Educational Administrative Set-up in India
17. Characteristics of State, National and International Systems of Education – SSC, ICSE, CBSE, IB and IGCSE Boards of Education
18. Different Governing Bodies In Education – Functions of NCERT and MSCERT
19. References
