Department of Educational Management and Policy

Historical Development of Education Management in Nigeria.  Strategic methods for the management of education in Nigeria.  Basic modern structures of education management.  Theories, practices techniques are goals of various management practices in education.  The concept of educational administration and planning.  The concept of organisation, human organisation,  formal/informal organisation.  Classification of formal organisation, characteristics for formal organisation.  Various components of human organisation.  Informal organisations its classifications and characteristics.  Relationships in human organization

Meaning/Definition of Policy. Characteristics and purpose of policy. The relationship between policy and Educational management. Key concepts in educational policies. Steps in planning educational policies. Advantages and disadvantages of policy in educational management. Basic feature in educational policy. Principles of educational policy.

Introduction to the Concept of Administrative Behaviour,  Administrative behaviours of its various types, professional behaviour in the organisation. Definiton of terms – Discipline and behaivour modification.  Identification of common causes of behavioural problems and characteristics of functional personality.  Need for discipline in schools.  Classroom management styles and their impact on discipline.  Strategies for curbing disciplinary problems in schools.  Models and approaches to discipline with emphasis on the strengths and weaknesses of each.  Steps in behaviour modification.  The role of punishment in effective classroom management.

Hands – on practice on identifying skills required in effective writing for managers. Samples passages, letters, reports are analysed for their effectiveness. Emphasis on lexis and structure, punctuation, use of library, phonetics and the art of public speaking and oral communication. An examination of channels of communication in a school system. Minute writing, reports, circulars, memoranda and problems of ineffective communication.

A critical analysis of people and the organization. The need to understand human behaviour within formal and informal organizations. Communication for organizational effectiveness. Role expectations, conflict resolution for promoting good human relationships.

The need for cooperative existence between the school and the community, identification of the school and the community, the role of the Principal as liaison officer between the school and the community, local tax for school support and usage of school equipment as service to the community.

An examination of the curricular offerings in Nigeria’s Secondary Schools and the role of the school administration in programme organization.  The principles of time-tabling and analyses of sample time-tables form Nigerian States.

Aims, purposes, patterns and processes of supervision. Functions and duties of a supervisor. Curriculum development, analysis of classroom activities and improvement of instruction through supervisory techniques. Study of trends in supervision and accepted procedures for observation.

A critical analysis of policy documents and reports in Nigeria Education. The role of interest groups in the process of policy formation and review. The bureaucrats and their impact on policy making; examination of major policies in Nigerian education.

Review of accounting practices in schools. Accounting aids to educational management. School purchasing, supply, risk management, internal control and budgeting. The Principal and the Bursar’s roles in school administration; contracts and contracting. The powers of the Principal, School Committees; School Boards and the Ministry of Education.

Management practices in schools. Equality of educational opportunity, education and unity. Problems inherent in education today e.g. exam malpractices, cultism, funding, poor planning/implementation on faulty policies etc.

Review of the National Policy on education in line with identifying the problems of planning education in Nigeria.  Strategies for effective planning of education in Nigeria.  Evaluation of the level of implementation of the National Policy on education till date.  Structures in administrative and organisational management of Nigerian Primary and Secondary Schools.  Various functions of local and state school boards, Principals and teachers.  The influence of PTA on school management.  Areas for potential reforms in the management of schools in Nigeria.

Office hierarchy and lines of authority, the effective management of office staff, material management – filling systems, sources of information, school records – long book, punishment book, record of work (diary) attendance register, admission register, student records, student placement services.

The concept of school personnel management.  Aspects of school personnel management: Job analysis and assessment, workload analysis. Specification of credentials, Recruitment, selection and deployment of teachers and staff support. Personnel relationship in schools.  Career patterns in Nigerian education today.  Code of ethics for the teaching profession in Nigeria. Basic issues in personnel management: Conflict and conflict management, in schools the concept of conflict, types of conflict, causes of conflict.  Techniques for the avoidance of conflict in school management.

Population dynamics – Fertility, mortality etc; population structure and its effects on the demand for education; sources of information on population – the census and its problems, surveys, vital statistics, simple enrolment projection techniques. Population explosion – issues, concepts and cases, educational implications of explosion.

Managerial, Human relations, Behavioural approach; Examination of points of view of M. Mayo; Mary parker Follett, Chester Barnard and Herbert Simon.

National and State budgets in relation to education, government and private financing of primary, secondary, post-secondary, university and non-formal education; principles and practices in school budgeting and salary scheduling; the budget as a tool for School management and performance in education.

Analysis and appraisal of statistical data in education. Evaluation of techniques used in educational management. Basic principles of model building, types of models and their uses; forecasting models, flow models, and enrolment projection models.

An examination of various agencies such as J.C.C., N.C.E., NERDC, UNESCO, NCCE, NBTE, and NUC, NPEC, WAEC, JAMB etc.

Laws as the basis of educational administration. A critical analysis of the Educational Laws of Nigeria; issues and problems in legislation for education. Recruitment, deployment and discipline and certification of students. Code of Conduct for Teachers, Teacher’s Manual etc.

An analysis of models of educational management in Nigeria in the context of educational management practices in such countries as the UK, USA, Canada, China and Japan.

Policies are made. Development of primary, secondary and tertiary Education. Education policies in Nigeria. Implementation of educational policies in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions. Factors affecting policy development and policy implementation. Problems and prospects of policy development and implementation in Nigeria. Basic issues in policy development and implementation. Techniques of policy development, principles of policy implementation.

Parameters for determining the flow and movement of students; admission rate, repetition rate, drop-out rate and transition rate between levels; stock of teaching manpower, pupil-teacher ratio, attrition rate.

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The importance of leadership in an established organization. Types of leadership and styles. The problems of leadership in complex organization such as schools, hospitals, business firms, military and public bureaucracies. The role of major executives in school – Principals, Vice Principals, HOD’s, Counsellors, Chairman, Board of Governors etc.

Basic concepts of cost; average cost, marginal cost; fixed and variable costs, current and constant prices; money expenditure and opportunity cost. Private institutions and social cost, purpose of educational spending – budgetary analysis, allocation of resources.

Deliberate and non-deliberate types of change. Administrative strategies for promoting desired changes in organizations such as schools, universities, the Military, business firms and public bureaucracies, focus on design, human relations strategies, evaluation process, long range strategic planning, political and economic dynamics. Evaluation of programmes and institutions.

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An application of the research methods of a field experience. Students select suitable research topics and collect data to produce bound research reports on these topics.