...JOURNAL ON EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT JOURNAL ON EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT DR. ELSA E. GUMIRAN PROFESSOR DR. ELSA E. GUMIRAN PROFESSOR MELISSA F. PANAGA M.A ED. STUDENT MELISSA F. PANAGA M.A ED. STUDENT THEORIES OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION: Education is the key to change the traditional way of living and to open the gate of modern way of life. As a result, the management of educational organization is regarded as one of the most important management angles in the society. Educational management, according to researcher Tony Bush argues that education management has to be concerned with the purpose or aims of education. These objectives or aims serve to provide a crucial sense of direction in managing educational institutions. At the heart of education management is the process of deciding on the goals and objectives of the educational institution. In some schools, universities and colleges, it is the principal or the president, whichever is the title of the organization’s highest official that decides these goals and objectives. Often, this is done with the help of the principal or president’s senior colleagues and even the school board or its stakeholders, in the case of a private corporation. However, in many educational institutions, education management with respect to goal setting is a corporate activity done by formal bodies or informal groups or individuals. The other...
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...identified in the selected community setting from the Neighborhood, the team will introduce an innovative program that will target this major health issue and improve the health of this population. In this presentation, the Healthy People 2020 indicator will be referred as it relates to childhood obesity and contributes to the nursing role. The statistics information and the risk factors associated with childhood obesity will be presented. The team will also provide information that demonstrates the seriousness of this childhood health issue and the need for assistance from the State Health Department to develop an educational program to increase the public awareness in children obesity. With the efficient financial assistance, the community nurses will implement this educational program. The nurses will also evaluate the outcome and make a necessary improvement to this educational program. Jenna’s case as presented by the Neighborhood – Pearson Health Science (2011) is that Jenna is an overweight 14-year-old girl with type 2 diabetes. She lives with her mother, sister, and younger brother because her father left her when she was young and rarely showed up in her life. Her mother is busy with two jobs and a few evening work. Her younger brother has learning disability and has had problems at school, which has monopolized much of her mother’s time. Jenna needs to take care of her younger brother when her mother is not at home. Stress from taking care of younger brother makes Jenna...
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...changes. In modern life, with the relation to the new ideas which appear on the educational field require to keep up with the avant-garde trends. Hence, leadership is one of them that began to be utilized from the last decades of 20th century in the educational organizations. "Leadership is lifting a person's vision to high sights,...
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...One may think that little comparison could be made between Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince and George Orwell’s Animal Farm. However many of the theories of leadership put forward in 1513 in The Prince can be found in Animal Farm. Those same ideas and theories can be applied to educational leaders and educational leadership to examine the morality of Machiavelli’s practices in education. This paper will compare and contrast leadership elements in both The Prince and Animal Farm. Machiavelli wrote The Prince in 1513. The purpose of The Prince was to record the knowledge that Machiavelli held in regards to leadership and power. Machiavelli lays out in details the ways in which a prince can come to power and how to maintain that power. The principles that Machiavelli put forth are straight forward with no sugar coating and often considered immoral. Orwell’s Animal Farm is in stark contrast to The Prince’s fiction. The novel is set on an English farm where the animals have taken over the farm from humans to rule it for themselves. The animals start out believing that the product of their labor will benefit only them and that all animals are to be treated equally. Over time one of the animals comes to power and emanates the human habits that lead to the overthrow of the humans in the first place. The work is satirical of the Communist Revolution and Stalinism. Orwell and Machiavelli present a united front in the portrayal of the non-ruling class. Machiavelli makes no apologies...
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...CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study Nigerian educational system like any other country has its problems, lapses, and controversies. At the time of searching there are many problems confronting Nigeria educational system and institutions. The future achievement of our young children in primary schools depends on the foundation we help them to lay down today. Also, the future condition of our society depends on our children, who will become the leaders of tomorrow. Therefore, because of the total roles of primary school head master one can rightly regard them as important builders of our future generation. Head masters in primary schools occupy vital position in the administration of the school, and in moulding the lives of children. They are individuals who have unique ways of carrying out their job. The peculiarity of an individual human being is manifested in perception. Communication, attitude behavior and intelligence. Therefore, the leadership style of any primary school headmaster affects the working situation positively or negatively which may result in god or poor performances of the children (pupils) in the school. The degree of relationship between the headmaster and teachers determine the effectiveness of leadership of headmaster. According to (NPE 3:14) the objectives of primary education are: 1. The inculcation of permanent literacy, numeracy and ability to communicate effectively. 2. The laying of sound basis for scientific and reflective...
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...the organization is headed, what it intends to be, and how it wishes to be perceived in the future. PASA is an organization that is instrumental in developing successful school leadership through: advocacy professional development support sustainment of high quality school administrators a statewide collegial network professional learning through new leader orientation and continuous growth opportunities conduit of current state and national education information opportunities for women in educational leadership through the women’s caucus Objective 2.3: Achieve 100% of Intermediate Units represented on the Membership Committee. (Membership Committee) Objective 2.4: Achieve 100% of current Superintendents as members of PASA. (Membership Committee) Objective 2.5: Achieve 1000 total members in PASA. (Membership Committee) Objective 2.6: Build and expand PASA membership in the Higher Education community. (Research & Development Committee) STRATEGIC GOALS & OBJECTIVES The following Strategic Goals define the future condition PASA intends to attain – they are the ends that guide the ways and means. PASA’s Strategic Objectives are statements of what must be done to achieve a Goal and include the name of the PASA committee/caucus taking the lead in that objective. Goal #1: Personalize Support for Membership Objective 1.1: Develop key talking points to legislators that reflect legislative initiatives of PASA. (Legislative Committee) MISSION ...
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...as one of its primary functions. As a new learning center, our goal is to promote positive and innovative ways in which to promote education. Our educational programs are not traditional in the sense that students are to duplicate each other others academic yardstick in order to graduate. Students, who attend this facility, are provided with various opportunities to graduate. They are able to graduate under non-traditional conditions. Mission Our institution is founded in non-traditional values with a flare to enable students to enjoy varying degrees of seeking their educational pursuits. As an educational organization, a primary goal will be to increase educational access through an array of innovative programs that will push students beyond the 21st Century. As a higher educational organization, membership to the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) will be essential in order for us to meet our educational objectives. UCEA membership is necessary because it allows both public and private colleges and universities. It has a commitment towards professional education. Council member institutions may provide post baccalaureate level education to degree seeking student’s assistance seeking professional credentials. The overall goal of UCEA is to improve the preparation of educational leaders and to promote the development of knowledge in school improvement and administration in general. Goals To provide the best program that allows access to school policy...
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... Create a personalized and motivating learning environment for studentsD. Supervise instructionE. Develop assessment and accountability systems to monitor student progressF. Develop the instructional and leadership capacity of staffG. Maximize time spent on quality instructionH. Promote the use of the most effective and appropriate technologies to support teaching and learningI. Monitor and evaluate the impact of the instructional program | Knowledge | Skills | Enduring Understandings | Essential Questions | Administrators will know… | Administrators will be able to … | Administrators will understand that… | | how to create and foster student growth and achievement. (North Dakota Council of Educational Leadership, 2008) | collect data and have skills for using data to make instructional decisions (Green, 2013).(ISLLC 2008: 2E) | student learning is the primary purpose of a school and it needs to be frequently evaluated to make sure all students are getting what they need to achieve. (North Dakota Council of Educational Leadership, 2008) | How do we apply collected performance reporting to influence school culture and foster student growth? How should accountability be directed and applied? | apply learning theories. (North Dakota Council of Educational Leadership, 2008) |...
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...Foundation and Framework January 28, 2014 The Interstate School Leadership Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards were developed to help guide administrators and future administrators in refining and intensifying their leadership skills. The six outlined standards give administrators a roadmap to help them on the journey to a successful school environment, for all stakeholders involved. Not only do these standards provide guidance for administrators, but the ISLLC standards also “provide guidance to state policymakers as they work to improve education leadership preparation, licensure, evaluation, and professional development” (Council of Chief State School Officers, 2008, p.1). The ISLLC standards address the school vision of learning, the school’s culture and professional growth, a safe, effective and efficient learning environment, collaboration with stakeholders, acting in an ethical manner, and the political, economic, and legal aspect (Council, 2008). The overall purpose of the standards is to set common expectations, maximize student achievement results, and to improve continuing professional development. We have set standards for our students that measure their proficiency in various core subjects, and the level of learning that they are achieving. Because the weight of student achievement, the ISLLC standards give school communities and policymakers the opportunity to outline how effective leadership can be molded. Each of the standards is individually strong, and...
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...My interest in pursuing a position as a school administrator for an elementary school system is to provide leadership for staff members and quality education for all students, and to become part of the world of education. The Benjamin Franklin School located in the Dallas School District serves as a growing population of approximately 1,070 students. The school offers a well-defined educational system for the students, and it has an overall student-to-teacher ratio of 17:1. In addition to the statewide curriculum standards, the school offers special education programs and classes for the gifted and talented. As a result of the school district rankings in the student’s performance, Benjamin Franklin School has become the worst in the district which has caused stereotyping among teachers and students. Based upon strategies planning efforts to ensure the school fosters an atmosphere where all are respected, I would like to work toward creating a positive environment where students feel valued, and supported by their teacher. I will assess data to measure students learning and improve leadership skills that value every student at Benjamin Franklin School to increase achievement. The progress toward the goal will report better performance ratings. While focusing on the many challenges of becoming an administrator, I need to focus on classroom management and improving student’s motivation to learn. I will apply to a full time teaching position so that I can prepare myself fully. I...
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...Leadership in Educational Institutions Leadership responsibilities for heads of educational institutions play a key role in addressing the problems that face these institutions. The learning process in most high schools fails to deliver the expected results due to poor leadership. Today, many educational institutions seek to implement the evaluation process for public school principals based not only on leadership skills, but responsibilities, accountability, and professionalism (Szczesiul and Huizenga 166). The evaluation system seeks to address increasing issues of high school dropout rates, discipline, academic performance, and development of interpersonal skills among students. Appropriate leadership should be based on student growth and development, unlike earlier systems that rated students based on their academic performances. High school principals need to have the right skills required to address emerging issues such as the curriculum and teacher-student relationship evaluations (Katterfeld 344). Strategic high school leaders understand the needs of the students, teachers, and the non-teaching staff. The evaluation process seeks to determine whether high school principals adopt strategic measures to engage in professional dialogs with the teachers concerning teaching and learning process that occurs in classrooms. Transformational leadership remains critical due to changes in technology, globalization, and diversification, which play a crucial role in the success...
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...Introduction to 1 Educational inequity is a pervasive problem. Just 16 percent of children who are eligible for free school meals in the U.K. attend university, in comparison to 96 percent of children educated in independent schools In Brazil, the poorest children have on average 7 fewer years of schooling than their wealthier counterparts In Peru, children in the poorest 20 percent of households receive 5 fewer years of education than children from the wealthiest Socioeconomic background predicts educational outcomes. In India, there is a 40 percent gap in secondary enrollment rates between children from the highest and lowest expenditure quintile groups In Ghana, children from the highest household wealth quintile have almost twice as many average years of schooling as those from the lowest, and even the highest quintile is four years less than the U.S. average In New Zealand, children from lowincome households are half as likely to achieve university entrance standard as those from high-income households 2 Transformational teachers show us we can solve it. Gaurav Singh, Teach For India Gaurav Singh left a successful career at Accenture to join Teach for India’s inaugural cohort of teaching fellows. Assigned to teach 50 second graders (ranging in age from 6-14,) all of whom were significantly behind grade level, Gaurav quickly decided that he needed a huge and visible goal for his class. He decided on “4” —students would grow to four times their current level in the...
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...examine their possible roles in our schools and effect on our educational system. Herein, I focus on the teacher leadership qualities of collaboration, ethics, trust, vision, decisiveness, and thirst for knowledge. Furthermore, I present the notion that teacher are the heart of change, not only because they are the people who instill the change but through shared leadership model it. In achieving this aim, I describe how leadership qualities can facilitate educational reform centered on the present generation of learners. Introduction In this modern era of change and educational accountability, the role of school manager has grown in complexity and many school administrators welcome the effective collaboration of teacher leaders. Many principals find that administrative and accountability tasks can take their time and energy away from being effective educational leaders. The volume of paperwork and the multifaceted nature of the problems to be solved are increasing. It is difficult for school leaders to offer adequate assistance and guidance to teachers who want to experiment and find new ways to engage their students. The school leader may not have the expertise to advise teachers about instruction, curriculum, procedure, new practices, and new technologies (Harrison & Killion, 2007). Furthermore, within the school environment, there is great emphasis on implementing new policies, promoting improvement goals, and documenting student achievement as gauged through standardized...
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...graduate studies for a master’s in nursing administration. I was presented with the option to continue for another year at my present academic institution for a master’s in business administration. However, an additional option was presented from another academic institution, to pursue a doctorate degree in nursing practice. The program is two years. Should I pursue another master’s degree but in business administration or move on with my master’s in nursing administration and go right for my doctorate in nursing practice? My true goal is to stay true my nursing core values. I would like to be prepared for a role as a Chief Nursing Officer (CNO). Introduction – Overview of Decision Problem Problem Statement The nature of the decision correlates to pressure as I am quickly approaching the end my current graduate studies. I decided to pursue my masters in nursing with a specialty in nursing administration. My current educational institution provided me the option to continue one additional year for the purposes of obtaining a masters degree in business administration. It is called a dual degree, MSN and MBA. I also, have the option to graduate now with just the MSN...
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