Educational administration definition concepts, process, bureaucracy, Human relation Theory

1. Dr Harikrishnan M

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After the session you must be able to Understand
Administration
Administration as Process
Administration as Beaureaucracy
Learning objective

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 Etymologically root word of administration is
derived from Latin ‘administrationem’
 Administrator word meaning is one who
administers especially business, school, or
governmental affairs.
Administration

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 educational system administrators are spread across
the various levels like Class teacher, Vice principal,
Principal, Administrative officer, Dean, Head of
Department, registrar, Vice chancellor minister of
education, DPI, Directors of various education
Departments etc.
Administrators

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 Administration” doesn't refer to any single process
or act. It is like a broad umbrella encompassing a
number of processes
→ planning,
→ organizing,
→ directing,
→ coordinating,
→ controlling
→ evaluating the performance
Administration process

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 Educational administration is a discipline within the
study of education that examines the administrative
theory and practice of education in general and
educational institutions and educators in particular
EDUCATIONAL
ADMINISTRATION

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 No of Organisations
Educational
Administration
process people outcome

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 All those techniques and procedures employed in
operating the educational organisation in accordance
with established policies is defined as administration
- (Good C. V, 1973)
 Okumbe (1999), educational administration is a
process of acquiring and allocating resources for the
achievement of predetermined educational goals
Educational
Administration Definitions

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 Graham Balfaur, Educational administration enables
the right pupils to receive the right education from
the right teachers, at a cost within the means of the
state under conditions which will enable the pupils
to profit by their training
Educational
Administration -Definition

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 Father of Educational Administration - French
national Jules Henri Fayol 29 July 1841
Henri Foyal
Foyalism

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 A good administration helps in process flowing
smoothly,
 educational administration's key to success is
practicing basic processes or aspects like
 Planning - It is identification, development, and
implementation of strategies designed to attain,
efficiently and effectively, the educational needs and
goals of students and society
ADMINISTRATION AS
A PROCESS

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 Organizing- Executing and managing activities
conducted by an educational institution It involve
skill of coordinating people and events.
 Staffing- process of recruiting the employees by
evaluating their skills and knowledge before offering
them specific jobs. A staffing model is a data set that
measures work activities, how many labor hours are
needed, and how employee time is spent
ADMINISTRATION AS
A PROCESS

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 leading/directing- stimulates the organization
members to work efficiently and effectively for the
attainment of organizational objectives
 controlling/monitoring- measurement and
correction of performance in order to make sure that
educational objectives and the plans devised to
attain them are accomplished.
 motivation- energizing, directing and sustaining
efforts. Giving incentives and positive reinforcement
retains enthusiasm of employee to perform better
ADMINISTRATION AS
A PROCESS

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 Bureaucracy, as defined by Max Weber, is a strict
method of rational organization for large-scale
enterprises which is definitely true for education.
 Bureaucracies have four key characteristics: a clear
hierarchy, specialization, a division of labor, and a
set of formal rules, or standard operating procedures
ADMINISTRATION AS
A BUREAUCRACY

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 In bureaucratic model educational system are
viewed as having hierarchical authority with formal
chains of command between the different levels.
Each pursue those goals determined by the official
leaders at the apex of the pyramid.
ADMINISTRATION AS
A BUREAUCRACY

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 hierarchical beauracrautic nature of a university
system is given in brief to understand the
beauraucratic nature some variations may be
observed based on demography type and
institutional structuring
ADMINISTRATION AS
A BUREAUCRACY

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 The chancellor forms the prime head of a university next
the power comes to the vice chancellor then a pro vice
chancellor, a syndicate of elected members become the
executive functionary. The next is the registrar who has
power to implement. The Dean of Academics, Research
and controller of examination forms the next level which
functions in collaboration with IQAC, The comes the
section officers in the administrative part and deans of
different departments in the academic part under whom
comes the Head of Department and administrative officer
in department below this hierarchy comes the professors
associates and assistant professors. Then the nonteaching
staffs and class D workers
BUREAUCRATIC NATURE
OF UNIVERSITY

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 lton Mayo began his experiments (the Hawthorne
Studies), to prove the importance of people for
productivity – not machines. The human relations
management theory is a researched belief that people
desire to be part of a supportive team that facilitates
development and growth.
Human Relations
Theory

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Elton Mayo

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 Approach is a way of gaining understanding of a
particular discipline
HUMAN RELATION APPROACH