This document provides an introduction to educational administration. It outlines the key objectives to be learned, which include differentiating between administration and educational administration, identifying the objectives and roles of educational administration, and understanding the levels and tasks of educational administration. It then defines educational administration and discusses the levels of administration, which include curriculum/instructional functions, staff personnel functions, student personnel functions, financial and physical resource functions, and school community relations functions. Finally, it outlines the scope and roles of educational administration as well as the administrative process.

1. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
AND SUPERVISON

2. Course Code: 8616
Unit 1
By
Dr. Safiullah
Mob: 0315-9254686
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL
ADMINISTRATION

3. WELCOME TO AIOU’S VIRTUAL
CLASSROOM SYSTEM
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4. By the end of this unit, the successful
student will be able to:
 To differentiate between administration
and educational administration.
 To identify the key objectives, functions
and role of Educational Administration.
 To understand the level and task area of
educational administration.
 To make precise decision using the
knowledge of administration and
management.
OUTLINES

5. CONCEPT AND DEFINITIONS OF
ADMINISTRATION
 The world ‘administration’ has been derived from the
Latin word ‘minister’ which means, ‘service rendered to
others for their welfare’. Administration refers to the act or
process of administering, especially the management of a
government or large institution.
 Educational administration is basically a part of
administration and refers to a range of professionals from
supervisors, program administrators, and principals to
deans. department heads, and chief academic officers- as
well as organizations form to administer school functions.

7.  Dictionary of Education by Good defines educational
administration as “All those techniques and procedures
employed in operating the educational organization in
accordance with established policies is defined as
administration.”

8. LEVELS OF ADMINISTRATION
There are five main levels:
 1. The Curriculum/Instructional Functions: Since the ultimate
goal of educational administration has been teaching and learning,
curriculum development and program management constitute an
important area. The educational administrator ensures that instruction
is directed to the requirement of examination bodies such as different
examination boards. He is the academic change facilitator. He is the
academic change agent.
 2. The Staff Personnel Functions: The education administrator is
the first among equals. He is the leader of the organization as he has
staff under him to manage as his subordinates. He cannot make or
manage the organization alone.

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 3. Student Personnel Functions: The educational
administrator also has the responsibility to manage the
students put under his care effectively. The students are in
their formative years. The administrator should have the
grasp, full knowledge and understanding of the various
stages of students’ developments and their relevant needs.
 4. Financial and Physical Resources Functions: The
administrator has to be quite knowledgeable in finance
management as this is one of his most crucial functions.
He has to start with budgeting by properly articulating the
cash inflow and outflow in the system.

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 5. The School Community
Relations Functions: The
community is the next-of-kin of
school organization, and requires
a joint responsibility of the
administrator and the community.
Although the school serves the
community, it is the function or
duty of this administrator to make
the first move of positive
relationship with the community.

11. EDUCATIONALADMINISTRATION
AND ITS SCOPE
 The scope of general administration under five areas more
precisely, viz,
a) Production
b) Assuring
public use
c) Finance and
Accounting
d) Personnel
e) Coordination.

13. ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
Basic role of educational administration can be
expressed as below:
 To delegate authority and responsibility.
 To strengthen local initiative and local control.
 To secure the greatest return from the money spent.
 To secure the goodwill of personnel, public
education department and other social agencies
and institutions.

14.  To implement a democratically determined
program.
 To determine policies and to implement them.
 To utilize maximally the special capacities of
the personnel and the material resources.
 To integrate the units concede with the same
problems or areas.

15. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS
 Decision making
 Planning
 Organizing
 Communicating
 Influencing
 Coordinating; and
 Evaluating.

16. QUESTIONS

18. ASSIGNMENT
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADMINISTRATION,
EDUCATIONALADMINISTRATION AND
MANAGEMENT