EDUCATIONAL

ADMINISTRATION
FUNCTIONS AND BENEFITS
PRESENTED BY
AKSHAYA S
NANDHINI G
SUDRISYA AS
SREELEKSHMI GS
INTRODUCTION

• EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION IS THE PROCESS OF BRINGING MEN

AND MATERIALS TOGETHER FOR EFFECTIVE AND FUNCTIONAL
TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE SCHOOL.THE FOCUS OF
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF
TEACHING AND LEARNING. WE CAN DEFINE EDUCATIONAL
ADMINISTRATION AS A PROCESS THROUGH WHICH THE SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS ARRANGE AND CO-ORDINATE THERESOURCES
AVAILABLE TO EDUCATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACHIEVING THE
GOALS OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION

(A) PLANNING:

PLANNING IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT.

IT IS AN USEFUL EXERCISE TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE
ADMINISTRATORS.
IT INVOLVES SYSTEMATIC, ORGANISED AND AN ARTICULATED
SCHEME OF WORKING.
ORGANISATION

ORGANISATION IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF GOOD

ADMINISTRATION.
THE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT WORK OF THE SCHOOL DEPENDS
UPON THE GOOD ORGANISATION.
THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE ORGANISATION IS PEOPLE:
WHAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY WORK TOGETHER.
DIRECTION

DIRECTION INVOLVES GETTING THE WORK DONE THROUGH

INSTRUCTIONS AND ORDERS.

THERE SHOULD BE PROPER SUPERVISION, MOTIVATION AND

COMMUNICATION ON THE PART OF THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR
GETTING THE WORK DONE.

THE ULTIMATE AIM IS TO SEE THAT WORK IS ACCOMPLISHED

ACCORDING TO POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES AND GIVEN
INSTRUCTIONS.
(D) CONTROLLING:

CONTROLLING INVOLVES MEASURING AND MONITORING

PERFORMANCE, COMPARING RESULTS WITH PLANS AND TAKING
CORRECTIVE ACTION WHEN REQUIRED.

IT INDICATES HOW FAR THE GOALS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED AND TO

WHAT EXTENT THERE IS DEVIATION FROM THE PLANS.

CONTROL DEALS WITH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PLANNED

AND ACTUAL PERFORMANCE.
 BENEFITS OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
1. IT HELPS IN PROVIDING PROPER EDUCATION TO STUDENTS.

2. IT ENSURE ADEQUATE UTILIZATION OF ALL RESOURCES.

3.IT HELPS TO ENSURE PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AMONG TEACHERS.

4. IT ORGANIZES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR ACQUAINTING

STUDENTS WITH THE ART OF DEMOCRATIC LIVING AND GIVING
THEM EXCELLENT TRAINING IN DEMOCRATIC CITIZENSHIP.
5. IT HELPS TO MOBILIZE THE COMMUNITY.

6.TO ORGANIZE CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES EFFECTIVELY FOR

DEVELOPING TALENTS OF STUDENTS.

7.TO GET THE WORK DONE EFFECTIVELY.

8. TO TRAIN THE STUDENTS IN DEVELOPING SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDE

TOWARDS ALL ASPECTS AND ACTIVITIES OF LIFE.
 CONCLUSION
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION HAS A VAST AREA OF OPERATION
RANGING FROM PLANNING TO BUDGETING IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE
THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS PURPOSIVE AND FUNCTIONAL. AN
IMPORTANT TOOL IT IS EFFECTIVE, SYSTEMATIC AND HAS A DEFINITE
PURPOSE.WHILE GOOD TEACHING AND LEARNING ARE CRUCIAL, THE
ADMINISTRATION THAT UNDERPINS IT IS KEY TO PROVIDING A WELL-
ROUNDED EDUCATION THAT ENCOMPASSES THE WHOLE CHILD.
EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT AN
EDUCATION THAT GOES WELL BEYOND IMPARTING KNOWLEDGE.