2. Functions of Educational
Management
1- Formulation of Educational goals: the first and
foremost function of educational management is the
assurance that policies, goals and objectives are
formulated in a given school.
Educational manager insures that the policies and
objectives of the school are clearly stipulated and well
known to both the occupants and the society.
Educational management ensures that the long-term
aims of the education system are made feasible
through the short-term objectives of the school.
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2- procurement of necessary resources: the second
function of educational is to procure the resources
necessary for the achievement of the objectives.
An educational manager should be able to identify the
resources of funds, the appropriate learning and
teaching resources, the appropriate curriculum and
above all a congenial human resource.
It’s also important that the educational manager should
ensure that these resources are procured in good time.
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3- Organization and coordination of activities: the third
function of educational management is to organize
and coordinate the activities of the school.
Organizing means ensuring that both the staff and
students are allocated duties in accordance with both
their expertise and abilities. The material resources are
also allocated in the most appropriate manner.
In coordination, the educational manager ensures that
the varied duties allocated to individuals are unified in
such manner that all energies are expended towards a
common goal.
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4- influencing and stimulating human resources: in
influencing, the educational manager provides an
appropriate organizational climate which gives the
staff and students the assurance that the human factor
is recognized in the school. Also the manager provides
articulate leadership skills that integrate both
organizational and personal goals.
In stimulating, the educational manager strives to
release maximum potentials from both the staff and
the students through proper application and job
satisfaction theories and principals.
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5- integrating school activities: the fifth function of
educational management is to integrate the school and its
activities into the set-up of the society.
The idea in integration is to strengthen the school-
community relations. This is important because the school
drives most of its financial and social support from the
community.
Therefore, the educational manager should effectively involve
the various organizations operating in various and relevant
school activities. The image and prestige of a school is thus
shaped through this interaction between it and the society.
7. 6- Evaluation School Activities: the fundamental
function of educational management is to evaluate the
school’s activities in accordance with the blueprint.
Evaluation enables the school to determine whether it is
achieving its predetermined objectives or not.
It provides the school management with the necessary
feedback for improvement, redesign or complete
overhaul of the system for better result.
