Difference between administration and management

Difference between administration and management

Nature of work

Administration: it is concerned about the determination of objectives and major policies of an organisation.

Management: it puts into action the policies and plans laid down by the administration.

Type of function

Administration: it is a determination function.

Management: it is an executive function.

Scope:

Types of educational management

Types of educational management

1.      Based on the type of participation of educational leader

a.       Participatory management

b.      Non-participatory management

2.      Based on the nature of organisation goals

a.       Autocratic management

b.      Democratic management

3.      Centralised management

4.      Decentralised management

5.      Direct authority

6.      Advisory authority

Principles of educational management

Principles of educational management

A principle is a generally accepted truth, which is based on experience and the available information.

            Henri Foyal’s14 principles of management (1916) are given below.

a.       Division of work

b.      Parity of authority and responsibility

c.       Discipline

d.      Unity of command

Objectives of educational management

Objectives of educational management

            Fundamentally the purpose of educational management is to enable the right pupils to receive the right education in the right way at the right time from the right teachers by bringing them together at a cost within the means of the state at a place specifically designed for the purpose of education. This objective can be achieved only when four categories of relationships within the school community, i.e. relations between organizers and teachers, relations between teachers and teachers, relations between pupils and pupils and relations between pupils and teachers are pleasant and constructive based on mutual goodwill and co-operation.

Aspects of Management of school

Aspects of Management of school

Management of a school has five aspects, i.e. management of 5M’s. These are as under;

1.      Management of men: This includes school staff, students and their parents, members of the community, members of the governing body and departmental officials.

SCOPE OF MANAGEMENT

Scope of management

            The school management has to perform different kinds of activities to achieve its goal and for providing good education to the pupils. Those activities which a school manager performs come under the scope of management. They may be described as follows;

1.      The management prepares the school budget and secures revenues for financing the school.

2.      It ensures that all school money is economically spent and every expenditure is accounted for.

EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Educational management

Introduction

Management is universal in the modern industrial world. Every individual organisation requires the making of decisions, the co-ordination of activities, the handling of people, and the evaluation of performances directed towards group activities. Numerous managerial activities have their own particular approach to specific types of problems and are discussed under such headings as farm management, hospital management, production management, and others. All have elements in common.