EDU 201 - EDUCATIONAL

ADMINISTRATION THEORY & PRACTICE

Inicia C. Bansig, PhD
St. Paul University Philippines
 COURSE DESCRIPTION

 Thiscourse deals with educational

administration theories and
practices in education in general
and in educational institutions in
particular.
 COURSE DESCRIPTION

 It aims to prepare students for a

leadership role within an
educational setting. It emphasizes
knowledge, skills and practices of
responsive leadership which is
attentive to the human side of
school change.
 COURSE OBJECTIVES

 Atthe end of the course, the students

shall have:
reviewed theories of administration
and how such are put into practice
in the educational setting
 COURSE OBJECTIVES

gained knowledge and necessary

skills to prepare themselves for
administrative positions in the
future

analyzed administrative cases within

educational institutions
 COURSE CONTENT

I. Development of Administrative Theory

Functions of Theories
Classical Organizational Theory
Human Relations Approach
Behavioral Science Approach

II. Leadership
 COURSE CONTENT

III. Principles of Administration &

Supervision

IV. Principal Competency Profile

V. Motivation
Content Theories
Process Theories
 COURSE OUTLINE
VI. Decision-making in School
Administrative Decision-Making
Models
Shared Decision-Making Models

VII. Power and Politics in School

VIII. Anger Management

 COURSE REQUIREMENTS
 Attendance & Participation
 Topic presentation/discussion
 Case Analysis
 Mini-thesis (Research on Leadership, Educational
Administration & Management or Current Issues in
Education
Example: Leadership Capabilities of Middle
Administrators/School Heads
Effects of Motivation on Teachers’
Teaching Performance
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 Written Final Examination
 Learning Insights from the Course
 REFERENCES
 Hoy, Wayne et. Al, (2008),
Educational Administration, McGraw
Hill, USA

 Robbins, Palm, (2004), The New

Principal's Fieldbook, ASCD, USA
 REFERENCES

 Sergiovanni,Thomas et.al., (2004),

Educational Governance and
Administration, Pearson Education,
Inc, USA

 Modulein Administration and

Supervision, SPUP
LESSON 1: EDUCATIONAL
ADMINISTRATION:
AN OVERVIEW

 What is
administration?
 Who are school
administrators?
 WHAT IS ADMINISTRATION?

 Administration is the total of the processes

through which appropriate human and material
resources are made available and made effective
for accomplishing the purposes of an enterprise.

( Russell T. Gregg)
 WHAT IS ADMINISTRATION?

 Administration is the process of working

with and through others to accomplish
organizational goals effectively and
efficiently. It refers to the normal behavior
associated with one’s job. It involves policy-
making and execution.
WHAT IS EDUCATIONAL
ADMINISTRATION?
Educational
Administration
is the process of
working with and
through others to
accomplish school
goals effectively
and efficiently.
WHO ARE EDUCATIONAL
ADMINISTRATORS?
Educational
Administrators –
professionals who
have a code of ethics
and are licensed by
the state board of
education.
 Organizational Theory
 Organizational theory is a set of
interrelated concepts, assumptions,
and generalizations that
systematically describes and
explains regularities in behavior in
educational organizations.
 Organizational Theory

 Theory forms a frame of reference .

 Theoryguides practical, rational

decision making.
 Classical Organizational Theory

Scientific Management
(Frederick Taylor) –

Through careful scientific analysis,

the efficiency of work could be improved.
 Classical Organizational Theory

A. Scientific Management –
Through careful scientific analysis,
the efficiency of work could be
improved.

(Frederick Taylor)
 Classical Organizational Theory

4 Principles of Scientific Management

1. Scientific Job Analysis

2. Selection of Personnel
3. Management Cooperation
4. Functional Supervising
 Classical Organizational Theory

B. Administrative Management -
concentrates on the management of an
entire organization.

( Henry Fayol, Luther Gulick & Max Weber)

 Classical Organizational Theory
Administrative Management
5 Basic Functions of Managers (Fayol)

1. Planning
2. Organizing
3. Commanding
4. Coordinating
5. Controlling
 Classical Organizational Theory
Administrative Management
7 Functions of Management POSDCoRB
(Gullick)

1. Planning
2. Organizing
3. Staffing
4. Directing
5. Coordinating
6. Reporting
7. Budgeting
 Fayol’s 14 Principles
of Management

1.Division of Work
2.Authority
3.Discipline
4.Unity of Command
5.Unity of Direction
6.Subordination of individual interest
7.Remuneration
 Fayol’s 14 Principles
of Management
8. Centralization
9. Scalar Chain
10. Order
11. Equity
12. Stability of Personnel
13. Initiative
14. Esprit de corps
 Human Relations Approach
Improvement of productivity was due to
such social factors and morale, a
feeling of belongingness, and effective
management in which such
interpersonal skills as motivating,
leading, participative decision making
were used.

(Hawthorne Studies)
 Behavioral Science Approach
An organization can operate and
survive only when both of the
organization’s goals and the goals
of the individuals working for it are
kept in equilibrium
Post Behavioral Science Approach

This considers interrelated concepts

of school improvement, democratic
community, and social justice with
heavy emphasis on leadership; an
emergent non- traditional
perspective.
 Activity

1. Explain how the processes in

Scientific Management are applied in
your own organization.
“In a global economy where the
most valuable skill you can sell is
your knowledge, a good education
is no longer just a pathway to
opportunity – it is a prerequisite.”

- Barack Obama