MASENO UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT & FOUNDATIONS

EMA 411 – EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
COURSE OUTLINE
TOPICS

1. Introduction to Educational administration and management

 Definitions of the concepts:

o Management

o Administration

o Educational administration

Functions of Educational administration

 Administrative processes and Tasks

o Definitions of the terms – process and tasks

o Administrative processes

o Major processes – planning, organizing, directing and controlling.

o Minor processes – Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Coordinating, Reporting and

Budgeting.

o Application of the processes in educational administration in schools

o Administrative tasks in educational administration

o Curriculum and instruction

o Student and personnel management

o School plant management

o Finance and business management

o School-community relations

2. Theories of Administration and management.

o Classical Organization Theory

 Scientific management approach

 Administrative approach

 Bureaucratic organization approach.

o Human relations approach

o Behavioral science approach

o Management science approach

o System approach

o Contingency approach

3.Discipline
o Types of Discipline

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 o Two views of Discipline

o Principles of Setting Good Disciplinary Actions

o The Disciplinary Process

4 Management of Educational change

o Meaning and definition of change

o Rationales for introduction of change - Foci of change

o Types of change

o Planned b). Unplanned

o Resistance to educational change

o Why resist change?

o Dealing with resistance to change

o The good side of resistance to change

o Introducing change in an organization

o Implementing educational change

 Strategies

 Challenges

o Monitoring and evaluating change

o Role of Head teachers’/Principals’ as change agents.

 Supervision for Quality Education

 Definition of Concepts

 Supervision

 Inspection

 Evaluation

o Supervision and inspection for educational improvement

o Effective supervision and inspection.

5. Disaster management in schools and colleges

- causes of conflicts

- effects of conflicts

-ways of resolving conflicts

-causes of disasters

-Effects of disasters

-ways of managing disasters

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 6. Decision making

o The need for decision making

o Types of decisions

o Decision making process.

o Individual and group decision making techniques

o Problems of Group Decision making, Group thinking and Group shift

o Problem solving; improving decision making in Educational Organizations

7. Communication as an administrative skill

 Introduction to communication

o The communication process

o Types of communication

o Patterns and networks of communication

o Communication barriers and their solutions in educational organizations

 Communication for Office management

o The role of head teacher’s office

o Office furniture and appliances

o Supervision of office personnel

o Record keeping

o Filing

o Indexing

8. Motivation and Job Satisfaction

 Introduction to Motivation and job satisfaction

 Theories of Motivation

a) Content theory of work motivation

o Needs-hierarchy

o The two-factor theory

o The ERG theory

o McGregor’s theory

o McClelland’s theory

b) Process theories of motivation

o The expectancy theory

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 o The equity theory

o The goal setting theory

o The job characteristics model

 Job satisfaction: A contingency Approach

9. Leadership, Authority and Power

 Leadership:

o Definitions and Historical perspective

o Theories of Leadership,

o Factors hampering leadership efficiency and suggestion for remedy

o Leadership styles

 Authority:

o Definitions, functions and types of authority

 Power:

o Definitions and Classifications of power

o Application of Power in Educational Organizations

 Leadership, Authority and Power: A classification

10. Financial Management

 Budget

o Definition of budget

o Purpose of the school budget

o Preparation of the school budget

o Sections of the school budget

 Auditing

o Definition

o Purposes of auditing

o Institutional Documents for Audit

READING LIST IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION

Banners, J.E. etal (Eds)(1994): Theory and Practice of Education Nairobi, EAEF.
Barton, Len etal, (1981): Schools, Teachers and Teaching, London, Falm Press.
Barhda, S. (2004). Managing and evaluation of schools. Nairobi: Oxford.
Capell, Ronald, (1993): Introduction to Educational Administration, Allyn and Bacon, Boston.
Child, Dennis (1986): Application of Psychology for the Teachers, London.
Cummings, T.G, & Huse, E.F. (1996). Organisational development and change (4 th Ed.) St. Paul, MN: West
Publishing Company.
Daft, R.L. (2002). Organisational theory and design (5th Ed.). St. Paul, MN: West Publishing company. Dennison,
Bill etal, (1987): Challenge in Educational Management: Principles into Practices, London.

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Dunham, Jack, (1992): Stress in Teaching, London, Routledge.
Eggleston, John, (1979): Teacher Decision Making in the Classroom. London, ROutledge and Kegan Paul.
Emerson, Chris, (1993): Managing Staff in School, London, Heinemann.
Eshiwani, George (1993): Education in Kenya Since Independence, U Nairobi E.A.E.P.
Farnham D. Personnel in Context.
Farrant, J.S. (1980): Principles and Practice of Education Harlow Longman.
Fullan, M.G. (1998). The meaning of educational change (2nd Ed.) New York, NY: Teachers college Press.
Good Thomas etal; (1995): Contemporary Educational Psychology, New York, Longman, 1995.
Griffin, Geoffrey, (1994): School Mastery: Straight Talk About Boarding School Management in Kenya.    (LB
30115)
Ghauhan, S.S. (1979): Innovation in Teaching – Learning, Process. New Delhi, Vikas,
Gootnik M.M. and Gootnick D. (2000): Action Tools for Effective Managers.
Hanson E.M. (1979): Educational Administration and Organizational Behaviour
Hanson E.M. (1990): Educational Administration and Organizational Behaviour(4th Ed.). Toronto, ON: Nely and
Bacon.
Hoy and Miskel (1989): Educational Administration Theory Research and Practice random House New    York 3rd
Edition
Hason, Mark, (1979): Educational Administration Organisation Behaviour, London Routledge and     Kenya
Paul.
Jennifer and Gareth (1999): Understanding and Managing Organizational Behaviour 2nd Edition.
Lawrence P.A and Lee R.A. (1989): Insight into Management.
Lyson, Geofrey, (1981): Head Tasks: A handbook of Secondary School Administration NFER – Nelson,    London.
Ministry of Education, (1984): 8-4-4 System of Education Nairobi.
Ministry of Education; T.S.C Code of Regulations.
Ministry of Education, (1975): A Manual for Head of Secondary Schools in Kenya, Kenya.
Mikios, Erwin (Ed), (1992): Educational Leadership Challenges and Change. ALberts, University
Moorhead, G., Griffin, R., Irring, P.G., & Coleman, D.F. (2003). Organizational behavior: Managing people and
organizations (Canadian ed.) Scarborough, ON: Nelson Thomas Learning.
Olembo J.O. et. al, Management in Education
Paisey, Alan, (1981): Organisation and Management in Schools, London Longman.
Poster, Cyril, (1975): School Decision Making, London Heinemann.
Pigge, Morris (Ed) 1980: Psychological Foundation of Education an Introduction to Human Motivation
   Development Learning New York, Harper and Row.
Mutune, Rosalind, (1975): Development of Education in Kenya: Some Administrative Aspects 1946 –
1963, Nairobi, E.A.L.B.
Richardson, Elizabeth, (1973): The teachers, the School and the Task of Management. London,
      Heinemann.
Sergiovanni and Carver (1980): The new school Executive at Theory of Administration, New York:
Harper & Row Publishers Inc. 2nd Ed.
Thomson, R. (2004). Managing people (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Oford.
UNESCO (1981): Self-Management in Education System Paris.
Wlodkovoki, Raymond, (1986): Motivation and Teaching: A Practical Guide:

WEEK SEMESTER 1 SEPT 2017/18 LECTURER

1 Topic 1&2 Dr. Asesa
2 Topic 3&4
3 Topic 5 Dr. Wanzare
4 Topic 6&7
5 Topic 7&8 Dr. Wanzare7& Mrs Choka 8
6 Topic 8
7 Topic 9
8 Topic 10& 11 Mrs Choka 10 & Dr. Dawo 11
9 Topic 11
10 Topic 12

PS/ Please check the semester timetable for week-by-week allocation of topics and coordinate with
colleagues to avoid lesson conflict and missing of lessons.
Overall coordinator EMA 411, Dr. Dawo

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