Ecology in

Educational
Administration
Ecology is the study of
the interactions
between organisms and
their environment
derived from the Greek
word oikos(home)and
logos (to study)
Recent views of the
administrator’s position in
education have focused on
external directives
established by state and
federal mandates backed by
social pressure
This leaves behind the classical
organizational human relations and
behavioral science approaches to
administrative practices and places an
emphasis on the environment that
surrounds the organization as the
driving force behind education
Ecology of Education
 Isone of the trends of human ecology; the
interdisciplinary integrating natural, social
sciences, and the humanities, which studies the
interaction between human being as individual
and/ or social systems and the multidimensional
environment from the holistic perspective, viewing
education as the facilitator of the sphere, process,
result, and development of human activity in the
aspect of human and environmental quality/ trait
Personal Ecology
Isconcerned with the
administrator as an individual.
The ecological aspects include
the physical, physiological, and
behavioral characteristics and
the administrator possesses as an
individual
Example of a superintendent’s
personal ecology includes race,
gender, local or cosmopolitan
commitments, leadership style
and interpersonal skills such
as communication, flexibility,
patience, charisma, emotional,
intelligence and financial
interest
 Professional Ecology
 Concentrates on a administrative factors that directly involve
the position.
 Professional characteristics include the years of
experience in each education, position and leadership
role, educational preparation and training, retirement
and personal financial autonomy relating to the
profession, time commitments to the organization,
accessibity, personal decision –making, ability, state
mandate awareness, collaborative or empowering
decision- making, use and job satisfaction.
Educational Administration

 An administration can act as a link between the

teacher and the management.
 Educational administration is a system of
proper utilization of workforce and materials
for effective and well- organized teaching and
learning in schools
And colleges.
Importance of
Ecology in
EDUCATIONAL
ADMINISTRATION
 For the purpose of becoming of becoming an effective leader or
manager who is in charge of an educational institution needs to be
familiar with the theoretical concepts and best practices relating
to educational administration.
 In trying to gain a good understanding of Educational
Administration we have to make certain assumptions that:
>Administrators can perform useful
functions within organizations;

> Educational organizations and their

administrations have some unique
characteristics that deserves distinctive
treatment
REGEIL IRISH M. NATINGA
PRESENTER