Course Name: EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT AND

LEADERSHIP IN SCHOOL EDUCATION

Course credits: 4

Educational administration is a process that includes the combined operation through which a
country is maintained in good working conditions. It is a process of utilizing appropriate material
in such a way as to promote effectively the development of human qualities. It includes all those
techniques and procedures employed in operating the educational organization in accordance
with established policies. Here the totality of resources are made available and made effective
for accomplishing the purpose of an enterprise. Educational administration includes functions
like planning, organizing, financing, directing, supervising, inspecting and evaluation. It is also
concerned with elements like setting up of goals of education, review, feedback and innovation.

Management in businesses and organizations is the function that coordinates the efforts of
people to accomplish goals and objectives by using available resources efficiently and
effectively. Management includes planning​, organizing​, staffing​, leading or directing, and
controlling an organization to accomplish the goal or target. Resourcing encompasses the
deployment and manipulation of human resources​, financial resources, technological resources,
and​ natural resources​.

Leadership is both a research area and a practical skill encompassing the ability of an individual
or​ organization​ to "lead" or guide other individuals,​ teams​, or entire organizations.

This is a 35-week course which will deal with various aspects of ‘Educational Administration,
Management and leadership in School Education’. Every week the course will deliver 1 -2
modules to study. Each module will be having 4 sections or quadrants which will be eText (to
provide a standard text material to supplement studies), eTutorial (which will comprise of a video
to facilitate better understanding of the text), Learn More (which will have useful weblinks,
References, Bibliography, suggested further readings, etc to provide further help), and Self
assessment questions (to enable monitoring the progress of the learners).

Objectives of the course (100 words)

This course is intended to apprise the students about
● The meaning/concept and common features of Educational Administration, Management
and Governance, and leadership.
● The History of educational administration, educational management and leadership.
 ● The functions and approaches of Educational Administration, educational management
and leadership.
● The institutions related to Educational Administration Management and Governance.
● Academic support structures like NUEPA, NCERT, SCERT, SIEMAT, DIETs.
● Role of research and evaluation in Educational Administration Management and
Governance.
● Issues and trends in Educational Administration Management and Governance.
● Challenges in Educational Administration Management and Governance.

Week-wis
e schedule Module code Titles of the Module

Week 1 (2 - 8 Concept and approaches to educational administration,

July 2018) ePG EDN 13.01 management and governance
Week 2 (9 -
15 July 2018) ePG EDN 13.2 Theories of educational administration

Week 3 (16 - Federalism and Decentralization in educational administration

22 July 2018) ePG EDN 13.3 and management

Week 4 (23 - Multi-level system of educational administration, management

29 July 2018) ePG EDN 13.4 and governance

Comparative study of multi-level systems of educational

Week 5 (30
July - 5 administration among some developed and some developing
August 2018) ePG EDN 13.5 countries
Week 6 (6 -
12 August Development of educational administration in India in
2018) ePG EDN 13.6 Pre-British era- A historical perspective
Week 7 (13 -
19 August History and structure of educational administration during
2018) ePG EDN 13.7 British period
Week 8 (20 -
26 August
2018) Assignment 1
 Landmarks in the development of educational administration in
Week 9 ePG EDN 13.8 India after independence
Week 9 (27
Aug - 2 Sept Constitutional provisions governing educational administration
2018) ePG EDN 13.9 in India- sharing of powers

Week 10 (3 - State acts and rules related to educational administration in

9 Sept 2018) ePG EDN 13.10 India- A critical appraisal

Week 11 (10 - Educational administration: structure, function and processes at

16 Sept 2018) ePG EDN 13.11 the central government level

Week 12 (17 - Educational administration: structure, function and processes at

23 Sept 2018) ePG EDN 13.12 the state government level

Week 13 (24 - Educational administration: structure, function and processes at

30 Sept 2018) ePG EDN 13.13 the district and sub-district levels

Administration and management of centrally sponsored

Week 14 (1 - programmes and schemes for improvement of school
7 Oct 2018) ePG EDN 13.14 education- A critical analysis

Week 15 (8 -
14 Oct 2018) Assignment 2

Week 16 (15 - Principles and practices of supervision and monitoring of

21 Oct 2018) ePG EDN 13.15 education system in India

ePG EDN 13.16 School Supervision: Concept and Theories

Week 17 (22 -
28 Oct 2018) ePG EDN 13.17 School standards and their evaluation
Week 18 (29
Oct - 4 Nov Regulations and accountability mechanisms, regulatory bodies
2018) ePG EDN 13.18 guiding the education system
Week 19 (5
-11 Nov 2018) ePG EDN 13.19 Code of conduct of teachers and professional ethics

Week 20 (12 Academic support structures like NUEPA, NCERT, SCERT,

-18 Nov 2018) ePG EDN 13.20 SIEMAT, DIET
Week 21 (19 Resource centres at block and cluster levels- structure and
-25 Nov 2018) ePG EDN 13.21 appraisal
Week 22 (26
Nov - 2 Dec
2018) ePG EDN 13.22 Programme evalualtion

Week 23 (3 -9 Decentralizattion, local management and governance in

Dec 2018) ePG EDN 13.23 education

Week 24 (10 - Decentralized and participatory school governance- what and

16 Dec 2018) ePG EDN 13.24 why?
Week 25
(17-23 Dec
2018) Assignment 3

Week 26 (24 Constitutional provisions and policy framework for

-30 Dec 2018) ePG EDN 13.25 decentralized educational governance in India

ePG EDN 13.26 Role of Panchayati Raj institutions in management of education

Week 27 (31
Dec - 6 Jan
2019) ePG EDN 13.27 Community based structures for school governance
Week 28 (7
-13 Jan 2019) ePG EDN 13.28 Role of Civil society organizations in governance of education

Week 29 (14 NGO’s and community based organizations in school

-20 Jan 2019) ePG EDN 13.29 governance
Week 30
(21-27 Jan
2019) ePG EDN 13.30 Emerging issues and problems of educational administration
Week 31 (28
Jan- 3 Feb
2019) ePG EDN 13.31 Human resource management in education

ePG EDN 13.32 Teacher management and development issues

Week 32 (4 - Issues relating to management of continuing professional

10 Feb 2019) ePG EDN 13.33 development of teachers
Week 33 (11 Need and importance of research in Educational
-17 Feb 2019) ePG EDN 13.34 Administration

Week 34 (18 Trend of research in Educational Administration: Gaps and

-24 Feb 2019) ePG EDN 13.35 priorities
ePG EDN 13.36 Issues relating to management of public institutions

Week 35 (25
Feb - 3 March
2019) Assignment 4