Educational Leadership - The Importance of Leadership and Management to Education

Chapter 1: The Importance of
Leadership and Management
to Education

Chapter 1: The Importance of
Leadership and Management
to Education
Christian Paul Peligro

Education defined
(meriam-webster)
- the action or process of educating or of
being educated; also : a stage of such a
process
- the knowledge and development resulting
from an educational process
- the field of study that deals mainly with
methods of teaching and learning in schools

Management defined
Management can mean different things to
different people at different times, and a
variety of definitions have been offered. The
term 'management' itself, derives from the
verb 'to manage', which can mean:
• to handle
• to control
• to make and keep submissive
• to organize
• to alter by manipulation
• to carry out for a purpose.

Management defined
(Archaic definition from Google)
trickery, deceit

Management defined
(meriam-webster)
- the act or art of managing : the
conducting or supervising of something
(as an organization)
- judicious use of means to accomplish
an end
- the collective body of those who
manage or direct an enterprise

Management defined
- It is a process or series of continuing
and related activities.
- It involves and concentrates on
reaching organizational goals.
- It reaches these goals by working
with and through people and other
organizational resources.

What is Educational
Management?

Educational Management
Educational management is a field of
study and practice concerned with the
operation of educational
organizations.

Educational management, is commonly
associated with elementary and
secondary schools as well as institutes of
higher learning like colleges and
universities.
Most educational management
professionals have earned at least a
master's degree and many are licensed
teachers or principals.

Some tasks involved in Educational
Management are making policies,
researching, or consultations on
evaluating and developing ways to
enrich and enhance the educational
system at all levels and areas of
concern.

Leadership skills are a must in this
field. Professionals working in
education management must also
have good decision-making and
problem-solving skills. They should
also be good communicators and be
comfortable working with teachers,
parents, and children, as well as other
community members.

Leadership defined
(meriam-webster)
(Lead)
- to guide on a way especially by going in
advance
- to direct on a course or in a direction
- to serve as a channel for <a pipe leads water to
the house>
- to go through : live <lead a quiet life>

Leadership defined
- to direct the operations, activity, or
performance of
- to have charge of
- to ask (a witness) a question in a
way that suggests what the answer
should be

What is Educational
Leadership?
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Educational Leadership
Working and striving to create a
positive change in educational policies
and processes on different educational
institutions and other areas of
concern.

Educational leadership means to go
ABOVE and BEYOND educational
management or any other
administrative tasks.

The ability to advance and improve
educational programs even up to the
point of restructuring an entire
organization to affect necessary
changes.

Educational Management vs.

Many articles have been written,
many debates have been done
comparing Management and
Leadership. The same goes on the
aspect of Educational Management
and Educational Leadership.

Arguably, the main difference between
the two is the way they affect and
motivate people or teams to achieve
an intended objective and more.

Leaders set goals and if needed, a new
direction, even challenging status quo.
They are visionaries, they stay on the
front lines, spearhead the team,
motivating and leading them to reach
the goal.

Managers, on the other hand,
maintain the status quo, conforms to
established statues and standards,
managing things and individuals
inside and around the boundaries
that have been set, organizing and
directing to achieve the desired
outcome within these limits.

The Paradox

Although it is relatively easy to
distinguish the difference between
Educational Management and
Educational Leadership, it also gets
complex for there are a lot of persons
possessing both the qualities of an
Educational Leader and an
Educational Manager.

The manager has the paradox of
controlling systems, resource and
standards, enacting to keep it all
together, at the same time, running
the task of leading teams to achieve
unchartered boundaries.

Grace Murray Hooper

Management normally focuses on works
and tasks. These activities fit within the
subject of resource: Human, time,
money, equipment, and anything else
that involves achieving a task. The
distinction, therefore, from management
vs. leadership is on managing resource
within the constraints of the systems
and enforcing the desired standards of
work.

Planning - planning resource and tasks to
achieve the objectives
Budgeting - Managing the constraints of
budgets in the department
Organizing - organizing support functions
and research
Controlling - controlling the standards
required to deliver the objectives

Coordinating - coordinating and directing project tasks
for achievement of goals
Resource use - Ensuring effective resource is used for
the task at hand
Time Management - Ensuring tasks and activities are
conducted within the correct time frame
Decision Making - making the right decisions in the
heat of the moment
Problem Solving - ensure problems are contained and
eliminated

Leadership focuses on achieving tasks
while keeping the team empowered
and motivated to achieve that task. It
involves getting the best out of each
and every individual for the benefit of
the team's successful achievement of
these goals. It is with example,
inspiration, empowerment, and
creating the most conducive
environment for success.

Vision - focusing on the long-term goal
Motivation - motivation and empowerment to
challenge the norm
Inspiration - inspiring others through merely
leading and injecting enthusiasm
Persuasion - using excellent leading skills to
bring people willingly along the correct path

Teamwork - encouraging effort, commitment, and
teamwork
Building Relationships - building a strong bond
and ensuring the team is well-balanced
Listening - being able to listen even to the smallest
member of the team
Counselling - ensuring that every member of the
team is motivated and effectively empowered

Coaching - encouraging and giving
individuals freedom to learn and grow
Teaching and Mentoring - Leading the
correct performance and expectations,
being the leader in a successful team
and parting knowledge and wisdom
onto the team and its individuals

The paradox of the Leader and the
Manager even on the aspect of Education
never ends.
Managers are at times, Leaders, and
vice-versa. Our task is to incorporate the
characteristics or attributes we need
from both a Leader and a Manager to
achieve a desired objective.
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